Prithvi Shaw hammers successive half-centuries in 2024 One-Day Cup: Stats
Star Indian opener Prithvi Shaw has been brilliant for Northamptonshire in the ongoing 2024 One-Day Cup. Albeit in a losing cause, he scored a fiery 71-ball 97 in his last outing against Durham on August 2 at Chester-le-Street. He smoked 16 fours and a solitary maximum as this was his second successive half-century this season. Here are further details.
Shaw dominated the Durham bowlers
Batting first, Northamptonshire were off to a fiery start as Shaw maximized the powerplay overs. His brilliance meant the team's 50 was up in the sixth over. He dominated a 53-run stand with fellow opener Ricardo Vasconcelos (9) before adding 95 runs with George Bartlett (34) for the second wicket. The Indian sensation missed out on a ton as Scott Borthwick trapped him.
Second successive fifty this season
As mentioned, the 97 against Durham was Shaw's second fifty on the trot as he made a 58-ball 76 in his preceding outing against Middlesex. His other two scores this season read 9 and 40. As per ESPNcricinfo, he has raced to 222 runs across four matches at a brilliant strike rate of 129.06. Shaw is the third-leading run-getter at the time of writing.
Shaw's brilliance in One-Day Cup 2023
Shaw was also brilliant in the 2023 One-Day Cup before a knee injury cut short his campaign. After recording scores of 34 and 26 in his first two outings, he smacked a record-breaking 244 against Somerset in Northampton. This remains the second-highest individual List A score in England. Shaw followed it up with an unbeaten 125 against Durham in Chester-le-Street.
Here are his List A numbers
Shaw, who led India to the 2018 ICC Under-19 World Cup title, made his List A debut in February 2017. In 61 appearances in the format, Shaw has raced to 3,278 runs at 57.5. He now has 10 centuries and 13 fifties. Notably, his strike rate reads an astonishing 126.85. Shaw has also played six ODIs for India, scoring 189 runs at 31.50.
Fourth-highest List A average
According to ESPNcricinfo, Shaw now boasts the fourth-highest batting average in the history of List A cricket (57.5). England's Sam Hain (58.54) and Australia's Michael Bevan (57.86) are narrowly ahead of him. Meanwhile, Shaw's compatriot Ruturaj Gaikwad tops this elite list with an average of 58.16. Virat Kohli (57.35) and Cheteshwar Pujara (57.01) are the only other batters with 57-plus averages.
