Tamil Nadu batter N Jagadeesan etched his name in history books on Monday by becoming the first-ever player to score five consecutive centuries in men’s List A cricket. He also went past Alistair Brown and Rohit Sharma to set a new record for the highest individual score in men’s List A cricket.
The 26-year-old achieved the feat during a Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Arunachal Pradesh. Opening the batting, he slammed 277 runs off 141 balls with 25 fours and 15 sixes at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. He built a massive 416-run first-wicket partnership with B Sai Sudharsan, who scored 154 off 102.
And there was another major record broken – Tamil Nadu finished with a gigantic total of 506/2, which ended up being the highest-ever team total in men’s List A cricket. The record was recently set by England when they scored 498 against Netherlands.
Arunachal Pradesh were then bowled out for 71 with Tamil Nadu winning by 435 runs.
Jagadeesan had registered scores of 114*, 107, 168 and 128 in his previous four games in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
The right-hander had first matched the record for most tons (four) in a single season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, held by Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Prithvi Shaw. But he went a step further on Monday and ended up setting a new record for men’s List A cricket too.
Most consecutive tons in men's List A cricket
| Player | 100s | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Narayan Jagadeesan | 5 | 2022-23 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 4 | 2014-15 |
| Alviro Petersen | 4 | 2015-16 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | 4 | 2020-21 |
Highest individual score – men's List A cricket
| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Versus | Ground | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Jagadeesan | 277 | 141 | 25 | 15 | 196.45 | Tamil Nadu | Arunachal Pradesh | Bengaluru | 21 Nov 2022 |
| AD Brown | 268 | 160 | 30 | 12 | 167.50 | Surrey | Glamorgan | The Oval | 19 Jun 2002 |
| RG Sharma | 264 | 173 | 33 | 9 | 152.60 | India | Sri Lanka | Eden Gardens | 13 Nov 2014 |
| DJM Short | 257 | 148 | 15 | 23 | 173.64 | West Aust | Queensland | Sydney | 28 Sep 2018 |
| S Dhawan | 248 | 150 | 30 | 7 | 165.33 | India A | SA A | Pretoria | 12 Aug 2013 |
Highest team total in men's List A cricket
| Team | Score | Overs | RR | Versus | Ground | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 498/4 | 50.0 | 9.96 | Netherlands | Amstelveen | 17 Jun 2022 |
| Surrey | 496/4 | 50.0 | 9.92 | Gloucs | The Oval | 29 Apr 2007 |
| England | 481/6 | 50.0 | 9.62 | Australia | Nottingham | 19 Jun 2018 |
| India A | 458/4 | 50.0 | 9.16 | Leics | Leicester | 19 Jun 2018 |
| Mumbai | 457/4 | 50.0 | 9.14 | Puducherry | Jaipur | 25 Feb 2021 |
Jagadeesan has played a total of seven matches for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League, but was released by the four-time IPL champions recently.
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