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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Mumbai’s Ayush Mhatre breaks Yashasvi Jaiswal’s record as runs continue to flow

Opening the innings alongside Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Mhatre scored his runs off just 117 deliveries with the help of 15 boundaries and 11 sixes.

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Mhatre, who made his debut for domestic giants Mumbai earlier this season, clobbered 11 sixes and 15 fours to make 181 off only 117 balls while powering his side to an imposing 403 for seven in their 50 overs.

Mumbai’s Ayush Mhatre ended 2024 by setting a new world record – becoming the youngest player to score 150 in List A cricket – during his knock of 181 in the 189-run win over Nagaland in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. At 17 years and 168 days, Mhatre bettered Yashasvi Jaiswal’s record who, at 17 years and 291 days, had scored 203 against Jharkhand.

Opening the innings alongside Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Mhatre scored his runs off just 117 deliveries with the help of 15 boundaries and 11 sixes. While Raghuvanshi made 56, Mumbai’s middle order didn’t contribute much before Shardul Thakur’s unbeaten 73 from 28 deliveries took them past the 400-run mark. Thakur struck 8 sixes and two boundaries at No. 8 as Mumbai ended with 403/7, a total they comfortably defended as Nagaland finished at 214/9 in 50 overs.

Brief scores: Mumbai 403/7 in 50 overs (Ayush Mhatre 181, Shardul Thakur 73 n.o, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 56; Dip Borah 3/87) bt Nagaland 214/9 (Jagadeesha Suchith 104, Sedezhalie Rupero 53; Shardul Thakur 3/17) by 189 runs

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Also in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad posted a thrilling win in a high-scoring fixture, beating Karnataka by three wickets with two balls to spare. Chasing 321 for victory, skipper Tilak Varma set the tone with 99 at No. 3 before an unbeaten century from Varun Goud took Hyderabad home. Goud, who came in at No. 6, struck a 112-run partnership with Varma to bring Hyderabad back into the game after they were struggling at 94/4 in the 21st over.

Goud’s century overshadowed the one by Mayank Agarwal, who continued his rich vein of form. The Karnataka captain scored his third successive century in the tournament to power his team to 320/8. R Smaran contributed with 83.

Brief scores: Karnataka 320/8 in 50 overs (Mayank Agarwal 124, R Smaran 83; C Milind 3/66) lost to Hyderabad 322/7 in 49.4 overs (Varun Goud 109 n.o., Tilak Varma 99) by three wickets

Punjab flex muscle

In another match in the same city, Punjab continued to showcase their batting might in limited-overs cricket as centuries from Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh powered them to 424/5 against Saurashtra. The left-right duo put on 298 runs for the first wicket in just 31 overs, hitting 33 boundaries and 16 sixes between them to deflate the opposition.

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Though the two perished in the space of seven deliveries and Saurashtra pegged them back with the wickets of Anmolpreet Singh, Nehal Wadhera and Naman Dhir, Anmol Malhotra and Sanvir Singh chipped in with unbeaten 48 and 40 respectively to give the perfect finish to the Punjab innings.

Chasing a humongous total, Saurashtra delayed the inevitable with Arpit Vasavada scoring 104 off 88 deliveries as a batting line-up without power-hitters struggled to maintain the required run rate. They could manage 367 in their 50 overs.

Brief scores: Punjab 424/5 in 50 overs (Abhishek Sharma 170, Prabhsimran Singh 125, Anmol Malhotra 48 n.o) bt Saurashtra 367 in 50 overs (Arpit Vasavada 104, Harvik Desai 59; Sanvir Singh 3/37) by 57 runs

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