N Jagadeesan Creates World Record With His 5th Consecutive Ton In Vijay Hazare Trophy; Goes On To Complete Double Ton
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022: N Jagadeesan has been in blazing form in the tournament and has broken many records with his 5th consecutive ton, which was converted into a double ton.
N Jagadeesan has been in blazing form in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy and has now attained a World Record, previously achieved by no one. Jagadeesan smacked 5th consecutive ton in the VHT match against Arunachal Pradesh and became the 1st player ever to score 5 consecutive tons in List A Cricket.
Moreover, N Jagadeesan broke Virat Kohli's record of most centuries in a single season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Previously, Virat Kohli held the record of 4 centuries along with Prithvi Shaw, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Devdutt Padikkal and has unlocked a new achievement.
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With his 5th consecutive ton in List A Cricket, N Jagadeesan has broken the record of Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara, South Africa's Alviro Petersen and Devdutt Padikkal, who had smacked 4 consecutive centuries.
Most hundreds in a single season in Vijay Hazare Trophy:
— Bleh (@rishabh2209420) November 21, 2022
Narayan Jagadeesan - 5*
Virat Kohli - 4
Prithvi Shaw - 4
Ruturaj Gaikwad - 4
Devdutt Padikkal - 4
N Jagadeesan started his ton run with the match against Andhra Pradesh, where he smacked 114* runs off 112 balls. In the next match, Jagadeesan scored 107 runs in 113 balls against Chattisgarh, followed by a 140-ball-168 knock against Goa.
In the last match, N Jagadeesan scored 128 runs in 123 balls while in the match against Arunachal Pradesh, the 26-year-old has switched on the beast mode to become the 10th Indian player to smack double centuries in List A cricket. Jagadeesan completed his double century in just 114 deliveries.
Amidst this, Jagadeesan and B Sai Sudharshan broke the record for the highest partnership for any wicket in List A cricket, etching 416 runs in just 38.3 overs.
The highest List A opening partnership
— Bleh (@rishabh2209420) November 21, 2022
Jagadeesan-Sai Sudarsan: 416
van Wyk-Cameron Delport: 367*
Jagadeesan went on to score 277 runs in 141 balls with 25 fours & 15 sixes to register the highest individual score in List A cricket by any cricketer in the world.
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Narayan Jagadeesan broke the 20-year-old record!#CricketTwitter #VijayHazareTrophy #RohitSharma #IndianCricket #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/3yzUm7QvVC
— CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) November 21, 2022
Courtesy of this knock, Tamil Nadu became the 1st team ever to cross the 500-run mark in List A cricket as they posted 506/2 in 50 overs against Arunachal Pradesh.
Highest innings total by a team in List A cricket
— CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) November 21, 2022
Tamil Nadu - 506/2 vs Arunachal Pradesh, 2022
England - 498/4 vs Netherlands, 2022
Surrey - 496/4 vs Gloucestershire, 2007#NarayanJagadeesan #CricketTwitter #VijayHazareTrophy pic.twitter.com/xecDS9vjAD
Prior to the match against Arunachal Pradesh, Jagadeesan had accumulated 522 runs in 5 matches in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. Jagadeesan has averaged a tremendous 130.50 in the tournament while having a strike rate of 105.66. He has been the top scorer in the ongoing VHT and Chennai Super Kings, who recently released the young keeper-batter, would be having a pinch of regret, while the other franchises would eye the youngster in the upcoming IPL 2023 mini-auction.
Narayan Jagadeesan in Vijay Hazare 2022:
— Bleh (@rishabh2209420) November 21, 2022
Innings - 6
Runs - 799
Average - 159
Hundreds - 5
He bossed the domestic season in 50 over format
