Prithvi Shaw smashed a 61-ball 134 for Mumbai against Assam in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy in Saurashtra on Friday, for his first century in the 20-over format.
Shaw, captain of the side in this match, reached a 19-ball half century and shared a 61-ball 114-run stand with Yashasvi Jaiswal for the second wicket. Mumbai posted a mammoth 230 in their 20 overs, before bowling out Assam for 169 as right-arm pacer Tushar Deshpande bagged a three-for.
In this innings against Assam, Shaw hit 13 fours and nine sixes for a boundary percentage of nearly 80 and played out only 14 dot balls in total.
Shaw’s scores so far in the tournament read 55*(34) vs Mizoram, 29 (12) vs Madhya Pradesh and now 134 (61) vs Assam.
While Shaw has been considered one of the most exciting talents in the country, especially at the top of the order in the T20 format, he has played only one T20I for India. That came in July 2021 against Sri Lanka. And July 2021 was also the last time he played for India in ODIs. Despite India playing different squads across different formats in recent times, Shaw has not made his way to the national colours in more than a year. He recently played for India A vs New Zealand A.
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