Vijay Hazare Trophy: Jagadeesan's masterclass helps Tamil Nadu thump Arunachal Pradesh by 435 runs

Bengaluru: Tamil Nadu batter Narayan Jagadeesan on Monday shattered the world record for the highest ever individual score in men’s List A cricket by hammering a 141-ball 277 against Arunachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy here.

Tamil Nadu won the Group C match by 435 runs, making it the biggest victory margin in a List A match. The previous record was Somerset’s 346-run win over Devon in 1990.

The 26-year-old Jagadeesan bettered the record of Alistair Brown’s previous high of 268 for Surrey against Glamorgan in 2002. The Indian record for highest List A score of 264 by Rohit Sharma in an ODI against Sri Lanka was also obliterated in the process.

Tamil Nadu’s 506 for two in the match is also the highest team total in men’s List A cricket, bettering the previous best of 498 for four by England against the Netherlands earlier this year.

The previous highest List A total in India was 457 for four by Mumbai against Puducherry in Jaipur in 2021.

Veteran India cricketer and Jagadeesan’s TN teammate Dinesh Karthik congratulated him and said in a tweet: “WORLD RECORD alert. What an amazing effort by @Jagadeesan_200 Couldn’t be happier for him. Big things await. Sai Sudarshan what an amazing tournament so far. This opening combo is killing it. Well done boys.” Hinting at the gulf in standards, he said in another tweet: “Also on another side note Does it make sense to have the north east teams play the elite teams in the league phase. It just topples the run rates of teams and imagine if a match against one of these teams gets rained off! Can’t they have a separate group and then qualify?” Arunachal was among the nine teams that joined the domestic circuit from the 2018-19 season.

It rained records as Jagadeesan went on the rampage against the hapless Arunachal bowling attack.

By reaching 200 in 114 balls, he made the joint fastest ever double ton in List A history. Travis Head had taken 114 balls to score his double century for South Australia against Queensland in Australia’s Marsh Cup last year.

Jagadeesan’s 15 sixes made it the highest by a batter in an innings in Vijay Hazare Trophy, improving on the 12 by Yashasvi Jaiswal during his knock of 203 in the 2019-20 season.

The right-handed batter also made a new mark by scoring his fifth consecutive List A century.

Besides, he went past Prithvi Shaw (227 vs Puducherry in 2021) for the highest score ever in Vijay Hazare Trophy.

The Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper also became the sixth batter to hit a double ton in India’s premier one-day competition.

Jagadeesan’s opening wicket partnership of 416 with B Sai Sudharsan, who made 154 (102 balls, 19 fours, 2 six), is also a record for the highest partnership for any wicket in List ‘A’ cricket.

The previous highest partnership was 372 between Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels for the second wicket for West Indies against Zimbabwe in an ODI in 2015.

The previous highest partnership in Indian domestic cricket was 338 by Sanju Samson and Sachin Baby for Kerala against Goa in 2019.

On Saturday, he had joined Kumar Sangakkara, Alviro Petersen and Devdutt Padikkal by scoring his fourth consecutive hundreds in List A cricket.

Jagadeesan’s tons in the ongoing Hazare Trophy tournament have come against Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Andhra and Goa, apart from Monday’s monumental knock against Arunachal.

By scoring his fifth ton in the ongoing tournament, Jagadeesan went past the record of four in a single edition. Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Prithvi Shaw and Ruturaj Gaikwad had hit four hundreds each in previous years.

Jagadeesan was recently released by Chennai Super Kings ahead of the IPL auction next month.

Meanwhile, Arunachal’s Chetan Anand leaked as many as 114 runs in his 10 overs.

Saurashtra beat Tripura by 4 wickets

New Delhi: Saurashtra are set to qualify for the knockout stage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy after notching up a four-wicket win over Tripura in their penultimate group A match here on Monday.

Chandigarh also stayed on course for a knockout stage berth by beating Himachal Pradesh by five wickets in another group A game.

With five wins and one loss, both Saurashtra and Chandigarh are currently on 20 points with the former grabbing the top spot due to better net run-rate.

Opting to bowl, Saurashtra bundled Tripura out for 133 in 42.1 overs and then overhauled the target in 36.5 overs, losing six wickets in the process.

The pace troika of Jaydev Unadkat (3/21), Chetan Sakariya (2/31) and Prerak Mankad (2/22) shared seven wickets among them as Tripura couldn’t find any momentum in their innings.

Chirag Jani, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja and Parth Bhut also contributed with one wicket each.

Chasing the total, Saurashtra had a disastrous start as medium pacer Rana Dutta rocked the top-order with three quick wickets in his opening spell to leave them tottering at 0 for 3 in the fourth over.

Harvik Desai (29) held one end up for sometime before becoming the fourth victim of Rana.

However, Arpit Vasavada (51 not out) and Parth Bhut (32 not out) took Saurashtra home.

In Jamia Milia Islamia University ground, Himachal Pradesh posted 302 for 8, riding on a superb century from Ekant Sen (116), after being sent in to bat.

Sen hit 10 boundaries and three sixes in his 104-ball innings, while Prashant Chopra (69) cracked a fifty.

However, Chandigarh scripted a sensational chase with Arslan Khan slamming a 104-ball 107 at the top, while Akshit Rana (58) and Gaurav Puri (57) also produced scintillating half-centuries as they romped home with one ball to spare.

In other matches, Uttar Pradesh defeated Manipur by eight wickets to take the third position in the group with 16 points, while Hyderabad beat Gujarat by four wickets at Palam B stadium.

Big wins for Mumbai, Maharashtra; Bengal beat Services

Ranchi: Mumbai and Maharashtra posted big wins over Puducherry and Mizoram respectively in the Group E of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Monday while Bengal beat Services by 47 runs in a run feast.

Mumbai dismissed Puducherry for 139 in 38 overs and romped home in 24.2 overs with Yashasvi Jaiswal hammering an unbeaten 73.

For Maharashtra, Rahul Tripathi smashed 107 (99 balls, 8 fours, 3 sixes), skipper Ankit Bawane hit 95 (105 balls, 11 fours) and Azim Kazi 67 as they piled up 341 for 4 in 50 overs. Mizoram were never in the hunt and ended up at 158 for 8.

In the other match of the day, Bengal held off a spirited challenge from Services to post a 47-run win in a high-scoring match.

Batting first after being sent in, openers Sudip Kumar Gharami (162, 129 balls, 15 fours, 7 sixes) and Abhimanyu Easwaran (122, 133 balls, 9 fours, 1 six) sent the Services bowlers on a leather hunt by putting on a massive 298-run stand.

Bengal built on the superb start with Shahbaz Ahmed hammering a 28-ball 59 (4 fours, 5 sixes) to help the team post an imposing 426 for 4.

Services made a good attempt with five of their batters making half-centuries. However, it was not enough as Bengal struck blows at crucial junctures to enable the team secure a win.

Brief scores: Maharashtra 341 for 4 in 50 overs (Rahul Tripathi 107 (retired hurt), Ankit Bawane 95, Azim Kazi 67, Pavan Shah 31, Laluruai Raite 3/79) beat Mizoram 158 for 8 in 50 overs (Shreevats Goswami 35, Lalhruaizela 32, Vicky Ostwal 4/29) by 183 runs. Maharashtra: 4 points, Mizoram: 0.

Puducherry 139 all out in 38 overs (Ankit Sharma 79 not out, Shams Mulani 3/45) lost to Mumbai 141 for 1 in 24.2 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 73 not out (77 balls, 7X4, 2X6), Prithvi Shaw 39, Armaan Jaffer 24 not out) by nine wickets. Mumbai: 4 points, Puducherry: 0.

Bengal 426 for 4 in 50 overs (Sudip Kumar Gharami 162 (129 balls, 15X4, 7X6), Abhimanyu Easwaran 122 (123 balls, 9X4, 1X6), Shahbaz Ahmed 59, Ritwik Roy Chowdhury 31) vs Services 379 for 9 in 50 overs (Arjun Sharma 75, Rajat Paliwal 65, Devender Lohchab 58, Shubam Rohilla 57, Aanshul Gupta 51, Shahbaxz Ahmed 4/58, Pradipta Pramanik 3/83) by 47 runs. Bengal: 4 points, Services: 0.

Delhi out of Vijay Hazare knockout race after loss to Jharkhand

Kolkata: Delhi are out of the knockout race of the Vijay Hazare Trophy after suffering a five-wicket loss against Jharkhand, their third defeat in the tournament here on Monday.

Batting first, Delhi made 259 for five with the help of Ayush Badoni (91 not out off 69 balls), who smashed nine fours and four sixes in his whirlwind knock.

Skipper Nitish Rana (51 off 52) and Yash Dhull (49 off 78) also chipped in.

Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem was the pick of Jharkhand bowlers, conceding only 34 runs in his 10 overs.

In response, Jharkhand got home in 48.5 overs with Virat Singh making an unbeaten 116 off 128 balls. Kumar Kushagra scored 49 off 40 balls.

Delhi, who had done well to make the knockouts of the T20 domestic event, suffered their third loss on Monday after defeats against Rajasthan and Karnataka earlier.

Veteran pacer Ishant Sharma bowled eights overs and conceded 40 runs while Lalit Yadav and Shivank Vashisht took two wickets each.

With the win over Delhi, Jharkhand now have five wins from six games, tallying 20 points in Group B. Karnataka and Assam are also on 20 points. Delhi play their final league game against Assam on Wednesday.

In other Group B games, Assam beat Vidarbha by seven wickets while Karnataka defeated Sikkim by six wickets. Rajasthan also coasted to a massive 296-run over Meghalaya.

Brief scores: Delhi 259/5 in 50 overs (Ayush Badoni 91 not out). Jharkhand (Virat Singh 116 not out; Shivank Vashisht 2/38).

Table topper Punjab set to qualify for quarterfinals

Mumbai: Skipper Mandeep Singh’s superb 91 overshadowed Kartik Biswal’s brilliant century as Punjab thrashed Odisha by five wickets to continue their unbeaten run in group D at the Vjay Hazare Trophy here on Monday.

Put in to bat, Odisha posted 251 for 7, courtesy a 112-ball 107 not out by Biswal and a 52-ball 51 by Biplab Samantray, at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy.

In response, Punjab cantered home in 46.4 overs and look set to qualify for the quarterfinals by virtue of being group toppers with 20 points.

Jammu and Kashmir are placed second in the group with 16 points from five matches. They didn’t have a game on Monday and will meet Uttarakhand in their final group D match on Wednesday.

Earlier, Siddarth Kaul (3/57) justified his skipper’s decision to bowl with a three-wicket haul, while Baltej Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Sanvir Singh and Harpreet Brar also accounted for one wicket each.

Chasing, Mandeep held the innings together with an unconquered 98-ball 91 after openers Prabhsimran Singh (21) and Abhishek Sharma (41) shared a 61-run partnership.

After losing the top three, Mandeep and Anmol Malhotra (18) joined hands to take Punjab across the 100-mark.

Sanvir Singh (27) and Mandeep then added another 60 runs before the former was sent back.

Mandeep and Ramandeep Singh (36) knocked off the remaining runs with 20 balls to spare and five wickets in hand.

In other group D matches, Baroda beat Uttarakhand by six wickets, while Madhya Pradesh notched up a massive 321-run win over a hapless Nagaland.

Jammu and Kashmir will meet Uttarakhand in their final group D match on Wednesday.

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