History was created in the U-23 State A Trophy one-day match as the Uttar Pradesh U-23 team aimed for the highest score in a one-day game in India and achieved the target of 407 runs against Vidarbha. Won by 8 wickets at GSFC Cricket Ground, Vadodara.
UP not only achieved this huge target, but did so in style with plenty of room to spare, taking just 41.2 overs to reach the mark. The star of the show continues to be Sameer Rizvi, who has established himself in a league of his own in the age-group competition with his double century in a matter of days and his fourth century in just six matches. tournament. Rizvi scored 202* in this contest and won UP.
BCCI posted that this is India’s highest success record in a domestic one-day game, surpassing the 390 and 384 scored by the Bengal women’s team against Haryana in the women’s one-day tournament earlier this month. This is the record for Andhra Pradesh vs. Goa in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Rizvi was dropped from Uttar Pradesh’s senior Vijay Hazare Trophy squad after a quiet performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, scoring only 136 runs in eight matches. Nevertheless, he has been an absolute force since being named captain of the U-23 team, hitting just 105 deliveries with a knock that included 10 boundaries and 18 astounding sixes. He scored an unbeaten 202*, capping a fantastic week. .
Rizvi started moving the ball, building a 106-run partnership in just 10.4 overs with the able help of opener Shaurya Singh and Swastik. No. 3 batsman and wicketkeeper Shoaib Siddiqui played a strong second fiddle to Rizvi, scoring a relatively tame 96* off 73 deliveries to support the UP star. The two quickly built an unbeaten partnership of 296 runs and took the team home comfortably in the end.
Rizvi continues with great tournament
Rizvi’s double century came after he scored 201 off 97* against Tripura at Kotambi B Ground earlier this week, and he also achieved big scores against Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. He currently has 728 runs in six innings at a strike rate of 172.51, which is head and shoulders above any other player in the tournament.
Rizvi gained notoriety when he was picked by Chennai Super Kings for a staggering Rs 8.4 crore in the IPL 2024 auction, but he failed to get much playing time or make an impact. He was picked up by the Delhi Capitals this year for a fairly cheap price of 9.5 million yen, and after performing like this at age group level, he will aim to make the team this season.
