Prithvi Shaw cracks double ton in Total Cup

Riding on Prithvi Shaw’s 206, Vengsarkar XI were in driver’s seat as they scored 415 for nine in 86 overs against visitors Madhya Pradesh in the Total Cup U-14 cricket tournament here on Monday.

Electing to bat, Vengsarkar XI were tottering at 38-2 at one stage but Prithvi then took charge and added 198 runs for the third wicket with Sarfaraz Khan (87 in 111 balls with 12 fours) and went on to stitch together a partnership of 82 runs for the fifth wicket with Omkar Jadhav (61) to seize control.

In another match at Karnatak Sporting ground, Verroc Academy, Pune, piled up 249 runs and then restricted Tendulkar XI to 45/5 in 17 overs to gain the upper hand. Sudhanshu Gundeti, who ran out of partner, ultimately remained unbeaten on 99.

Summarised Scores: Vengsarkar XI 415-9 (Prithvi shaw 206, Sarfaraz Khan 87; Shahrukh Khan 3-39) vs Madhya Pradesh; Verroc Cricket Academy 249 overs (Sudhanshu Gundeti 99 n.o., Ruturaj Gaikwad 39; Sarfaraz Shaikh 3-42, Tanmay Wadkar 4-60, Ramnath Shinde 2-30) vs Tendulkar XI 45/5 (Onkar Sankpal 3-19).