Records Made by Prithvi Shaw As He Hit Double Ton In Vijay Hazare Trophy

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Prithvi Shaw smacked a double century in Vijay Hazare Trophy while playing for Mumbai against Puducherry on Thursday. Mumbai went on to score 457/4 in the first innings. Shaw got good support from the Suryakumar Yadav, who hit 133 off 58, at the other end. 

This is the highest score made by any team in the history of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Earlier this season, Jharkhand had scored 422 runs against Madhya Pradesh. 457 is now the fourth-highest score by any team in List A cricket. 

Prithvi Shaw scored an unbeaten 227 with the help of 31 fours and 5 sixes in 152 balls. This is now the highest score by a captain in the men's List-A cricket. Graeme Pollock held the previous highest score by a captain - 222 against Border in East London, 1974. 

Highest scores as captain in men's List A:

227* - Prithvi Shaw vs Puducherry, Jaipur, Today
222* - Graeme Pollock vs Border, East London, 1974
219 - Virender Sehwag vs WI, Indore, 2011
208* - Rohit Sharma vs SL, Mohali, 2017#VijayHazareTrophy2021

— saurabh sharma (@cntact2saurabh) February 25, 2021

It is also the highest individual score in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Earlier, Sanju Samson played scored 212 runs in 129 balls against Goa in 2019. 

Mumbai - 457/4 vs Puducherry, Jaipur
Highest total in #VijayHazareTrophy

Prithvi Shaw - 227*(152)
Highest individual score in #VijayHazareTrophy eclipsing Sanju Samson's 212*(129) vs Goa in 2019#VijayHazareTrophy2021

— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) February 25, 2021