Lucknow : Debutant Prithvi Shaw on Monday became the youngest cricketer to score a century in the final match of Duleep Trophy, reaching the milestone while propping up India Red against India Blue on the opening day.
At 17 years and 320 days, Shaw became the second youngest player to notch up a three-figure mark in the Duleep Trophy, many years after Sachin Tendulkar created one when he was 17 years and 262 days old. Owing to the Mumbaikar’s 154 and a fluent century by the experienced Dinesh Karthik, India Red finished the first day of the five-day final at 317 for five in 83.3 overs. The day’s play ended nearly seven overs less than the quota at the Ekana International Cricket Stadium.
Karthik made 111 off 155 balls during his 211-run third- wicket partnership with opener Shaw. In his Ranji Trophy debut earlier this year, Shaw had slammed a century and helped Mumbai reach the final of the tournament beating Tamil Nadu by six wickets. Shaw burst into the scene after he aggregated 546 off 330 balls at a Harris Shield school match in Mumbai, recording the third highest score in any form of cricket. It is the same tournament that brought Tendulkar into the limelight nearly three decades ago. Shaw also displayed decent form on the tour of England recently where he played five youth ODI matches.
