Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar hog limelight in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Thursday saw an eventful Vijay Hazare Trophy day as Suryakumar Yadav and Prithvi Shaw’s heroic innings saw Mumbai thump Puducherry.

February 25, 2021

On a day every Indian batsman struggled to stay at the crease against Joe Root’s spin on Motera’s rank turner, the domestic Vijay Hazare Trophy saw another clutch of Indian batsmen batting brilliantly to score runs for fun.

Batting first, Mumbai posted a mammoth total of 457 runs on board and 360 of those runs came from Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav. While Shaw remained unbeaten on 227, Yadav scored a quick-fire 133 runs.

Shaw's innings had a whopping 31 boundaries and five sixes, while Suryakumar hit 22 boundaries and four sixes to bring up his 133 runs in just 58 balls.

Twitter couldn't keep calm with such classy knocks on display.

Prithvi Shaw 227*(152)

Highest individual score in List A cricket

Ali Brown 268 (160)
Rohit Sharma 264 (173)
D'Arcy Short 257 (148)
Shikhar Dhawan 248 (150)
Martin Guptill 237*(163)
Ben Dunk 229*(157)
PRITHVI SHAW 227*(152) https://t.co/R7a72IE9Vo

— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) February 25, 2021

You are currently looking at the man who has scored a stunning for Mumbai in the #VijayHazareTrophy today

133 (58)
26 boundaries
230 SR#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians @surya_14kumar pic.twitter.com/6ORx7v8Swl

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 25, 2021

C for Double Century

Leading the Mumbai side, @PrithviShaw has just hit 200 vs Puducherry in the #VijayHazareTrophy

Reply using an emoji to describe his knock ⬇️#CAPvMUM pic.twitter.com/I1805UIrF1

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) February 25, 2021

Excellent double century for Shaw! Top effort, should give him a lot of confidence.

— Nikhil (@CricCrazyNIKS) February 25, 2021

#PrithviShaw after smashing double hundred against #Pondicherry.
Prithvi shaw be like:#VijayHazareTrophy2021 pic.twitter.com/a8XsLrCikY

— Jagveer Phogat (@JagveerPhogat) February 25, 2021

If the batting wasn't enough, Mumbai bowler Prashant Solanki took five wickets by giving 48 runs to help Mumbai register a massive 233-run win.

In another match, out of favour veteran Kedar Jadhav showed that he still has juice in his bat by scoring a ton against Rajasthan. The middle-order batsman played a sensible knock after Rajasthan were down to 85/2 in the 19th over, bringing up his 101 runs in 93 balls, which had five boundaries and four sixes, as Maharashtra beat Rajasthan by 44 runs.

Hundred for Kedar Jadhav - 101* from 93 balls including 5 fours and 4 sixes against Rajasthan in Vijay Hazare Trophy - he played some vital knocks in SMAT and continuing in VH.

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 25, 2021