Prithvi Shaw slams 61-ball 134 as Mumbai thump Assam

Prithvi Shaw

Swashbuckling opener Prithvi Shaw on Friday slammed his first-ever T20 century - a magnificent 134 off 61 balls - for Mumbai against Assam in an Elite Group ‘A' match of the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at SCA Stadium, Rajkot, on Friday.

Shaw, who was captaining Mumbai in the absence of senior batter Ajinkya Rahane, smacked 13 fours and nine sixes in his knock to help Mumbai post 230-3 in their 20 overs after being pushed into batting first. Shaw also shared a 114-run opening stand with Yashasvi Jaiswal (42) for the second wicket as Mumbai won by 61 runs with Assam bowled out for 169 in 19.3 overs.

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Earlier in the competition, Shaw had made 29 and an unbeaten 55 against Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram respectively. Shaw began the 2022-23 domestic season with a fine 113 for West Zone in their Duleep Trophy opening match against NorthEast Zone. He followed it up with knocks of 60 and 142 against Central Zone in the semi-finals.

As a member of India ‘A's one-day squad against New Zealand ‘A' in Chennai, Shaw hit a 48-ball 77 to help the hosts clinch the series. Shaw had expressed his disappointment over missing out on India's 2-1 ODI series win over South Africa.

Shaw, who hit a Test century on debut against the West Indies in 2018, last played for India during the white-ball tour to Sri Lanka in July last year. In IPL 2022, while playing for Delhi Capitals, Shaw scored only 283 runs in 10 innings, including two fifties and missed four matches in the back end of the season due to typhoid.

Brief scores
Mumbai 230-3 in 20 overs (P Shaw 134, Y Jaiswal 42; R Parag 1-25) beat Assam 169 all out in 19.3 overs (A Ahmed 39, R Parag 28; T Deshpande 3-25, A Khan 2-14) by 61 runs

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