Uttar Pradesh captain Sameer Rizvi etched his name in the record books after his stellar performance with the bat in the State A Men's U23 Trophy. The right-hander slammed the fastest double-century in the history of the tournament.
Uttar Pradesh captain Sameer Rizvi achieved the feat in the match against Tripura on Saturday (December 21). The match between the two teams took place at the Kotambi B Ground, Vadodara and saw history written.
Sameer Rizvi displayed a high-class batting display as Uttar Pradesh posted a massive total of over 400 runs
Rizvi, who is one of the most talented players in the Indian domestic circuit, lived up to expectations and produced a stellar effort with the bat that saw his team, Uttar Pradesh, post a massive total of over 400 runs on land board.
Rizvi came into bat in the 23rd over and after that, it was a high-class batting exhibition from him. The batsman produced a dominating effort with the bat as he almost took his team to a total of 405 runs, making a mockery of the Tripura bowlers.
Sameer Rizvi played an unbeaten innings of 201 off just 97 balls, scoring the fastest double century in the history of the tournament
Sameer Rizvi played an unbeaten innings of 201 off just 97 balls. The right-hander batted at a strike rate of over 210 and also hit 13 fours and 20 sixes in his innings. This is undoubtedly one of the best innings in the U23 Men's State A trophy and the best by a batsman from Uttar Pradesh.
The Uttar Pradesh bowlers then finished the job as they restricted the Tripura team to a total of 253 runs to win the game by 152 runs and gain important points in the U23 Men's State A Trophy as they led from the front in the game , which took place in Vadodara.
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This knock of his, however, will not count in List A. The record for the fastest double century in List A is currently held by New Zealand's Chad Bowes. He broke the record held by India's Narayan Jagadeesan and Australia's Travis Head. Both the batsmen reached the 114-ball mark during the Vijay Hazare Trophy and Marsh Cup respectively.
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In the ongoing state tournament, he has been in stunning form. The batsman played two consecutive stellar knocks, scoring 153 in one match and an unbeaten 137 in another.