Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022: In the present Vijay Hazare Trophy, wicketkeeper-batsman Narayan Jagadeesan of Tamil Nadu has been in superb form, and he did so again against Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, November 21. The first cricketer in the world to do so, Jagadeesan hit his fifth straight List-A century. But if you thought that was the end of it, this is only the beginning of his records.
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N Jagdeesan broke Rohit Sharma’s record
In order to completely dismantle the Arunachal bowling attack, Jagadeesan made use of great form he is now experiencing. In just 76 balls, Jagadeesan reached his century, and then he went to switched to next gear, scoring the following 100 runs in just 38.
He added 77 more runs to his total, breaking Alistair Brown of England’s record for the highest-even individual score in List-A as well as Rohit Sharma’s 264. With 25 fours and 15 sixes during his epic knock, Jagadeesan concluded with a record-breaking 277 runs off just 141 balls and a strike rate of 196.45.
Highest individual List-A score
277 – N Jagadeesan (Tamil Nadu vs Arunachal Pradesh), 2022
268 – Alistair Brown (Surrey vs Glamorgan), 2002
264 – Rohit Sharma (India vs Sri Lanka), 2014
257 – D’Arcy Short (Western Australia vs Queensland), 2018
248 – Shikhar Dhawan (India A vs South Africa A), 2013
Broke Virat Kohli’s record of most-hundreds
After scoring 114* against Andhra, 107 against Chhattisgarh, 168 against Goa, and 128 against Haryana, Jagadeesan hit a 277-run bomb. In the process, Jagadeesan set numerous records. By surpassing Kumar Sangakkara, Alviro Petersen, and Devdutt Padikkal, Jagadeesan became the first cricketer in history to score five straight List-A centuries.
As the current Vijay Hazare Trophy season’s fifth century-maker, Jagadeesan passed Devdutt Padikkal, Prithvi Shaw, and Virat Kohli, who have all scored four hundreds in a single season in the domestic one-day competition in India. During the 2008–09 season of the trophy, Kohli hit four hundreds.
Most centuries in Vijay Hazare Trophy
5* – N Jagadeesan
4 – Virat Kohli, Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal
Most consecutive centuries in List-A
5* – N Jagadeesan
4 – Kumar Sangakkara, Alviro Petersen, Devdutt Padikkal
In addition to breaking the record, Sai Sudharsan 154 (102) and Jagadeesan helped their team reach the highest total in List-A cricket history of 506/2.
Highest team totals in List-A cricket
506/2 – Tamil Nadu (vs Arunal Pradesh), Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022
498/4 – England (vs Netherlands), ODI 2022
496/4 – Surrey (vs Gloucestershire), One-Day Cup 2007
481/6 – England (vs Australia), ODI 2018
458/4 – India A (vs Leicestershire), List-A 2018
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