Indian batter Prithvi Shaw made a brilliant comeback at the Royal One Day Cup, setting a new record. The southpaw, who isn’t in the scheme of things for the Indian selectors, silenced his critics with a dazzling 244-run knock. Prithvi Shaw’s record setting knock came during the game for Northamptonshire.
Remaining not out for 244 runs in what was a blistering knock, Prithvi Shaw set multiple records. Previously, Prithvi Shaw had only managed to score 60 runs in two games. Prithvi Shaw’s double century comprised of 25 fours, as he went past Ollie Robinson’s 206 for Kent to record the highest individual score in the One Day Cup.
Let us now take a look at some of the records smashed by Prithvi Shaw.
What is Prithvi Shaw’s record?
- Prithvi Shaw went past Ollie Robinson to record the highest individual score in the One Day Cup. Ollie Robinson had scored 206 runs for Kent in 2022.
2. Prithvi Shaw’s 244 is the second-highest score in English List A cricket, behind Ali Brown’s 268.
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3. The southpaw became the first batter to smash List A double centuries in two countries (England and India). Prithvi Shaw’s last double hundred in India came against Puducherry in the Vijay Hazare trophy in 2021-22 where he scored 227 runs. Shaw is also the first batter to record List A double hundred for two teams
4. After Rohit Sharma, Prithvi Shaw became the only other Indian to record multiple list A double centuries. Prithvi Shaw also broke Cheteshwar Pujara’s record for the highest individual score in the One Day Cup.
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5. Prithvi Shaw went past Sourav Ganguly’s 183-run knock against Sri Lanka in 1999 to register the highest list A knock by an Indian in England.
6. Prithvi Shaw’s current List A average (55.30) is the seventh-best overall and the fourth-best among Indians, only behind Ruturaj Gaikwad, Pujara and Virat Kohli.
Prithvi Shaw’s form in One Day Cup
Before this match, Prithvi Shaw found himself unlucky as he failed to convert a good start to a big score. Shaw failed to convert a good start into a big knock as he lost his control after missing a fierce bouncer from the Dutch pacer Paul van Meekeren in the 16the over. Shaw hit the stumps on his way down and was given out on hit-wicket.
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How has Prithvi Shaw’s form been so far?
For the uninitiated, the Delhi Capitals (DC) batter was snubbed for the West Indies tour as well as not picked for Asian Games 2023 event. Shaw has fallen off the pecking order due to his poor run in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season and also due to his fitness issues. Amidst all these, the youngster also was involved in off-field issues with Sapna Gill. Shaw has got green chit in the matter and now is finally would be keen to make his bat do all the talking.
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