Sameer Rizvi smashes fastest double ton in Men’s U23 State A Trophy hory | Cricket News
Uttar Pradesh captain Sameer Rizvi on Saturday smashed the fastest double century in the hory of Men’s U23 State A Trophy in a match against Tripura in Vadodara.
Rizvi reached the milestone in just 97 balls in an innings peppered with 13 fours and 20 sixes as Uttar Pradesh posted a massive 405 runs.
Rizvi was recently bought the Delhi Capitals in the IP Auction for Rs 95 lakh after failing to impress in Chennai Super Kings in his previous stint where he scored 51 runs in 5 outings. Bought CSK for a whopping Rs 8.4 crore, the franchise chose not to retain him for the 2025 season.
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Uttar Pradesh captain Sameer Rizvi smashed the fastest double ton in the hory of Men’s U23 State A Trophy, reaching the milestone in just 97 balls 🔥
He scored 201*(97) vs Tripura in Vadodara, hitting 13 fours & 20 sixes 🙌#U23StateATrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/Ta3ydwxSRX
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) December 21, 2024
Sameer came to limelight in 2019-20, when former India left-arm spinner Sunil Joshi handed him a first-class debut at the age of 16.
“One of the great facets of Sameer’s game is his ability to bat anywhere between Nos. 4 and 7. He is a floater, and ready to bat anywhere and has adapted to different roles as well. Just like Rinku (Singh), he has got this excellent ability to finish games,” Joshi had said after the batter got picked for CSK last year.
“The talent was always there. When he made his Ranji Trophy debut, people said that he was young but believe me, he was ready. Since then, he has not only improved his game but has taken it to the next level. The rise has been staggering but I am not surprised,” he had added.
In the 2023 Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, he was among the top 10 six-hitters, with 18 maximums, striking at 139.89. The 20-year-old hit a six every 11 balls. In the UP T20 league 2023, he had regered the highest individual score of 122 as well as the fastest century that came off 47 balls. Among batsmen to score at least 100 runs, he had the best strike rate in the tournament at 188.80, where he was also the leading six-hitter overall. Sameer had scored 455 runs, and had 35 sixes in the UP T20 League.
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