History was made by the state of Bihar in the Vijay Hazare Trophy fixture against the state of Arunachal Pradesh in Ranchi. While responding to the invitation to bat first by courtesy of the toss, the team amassed a total of 574/6 in 50 overs, creating history in making it the total score by any team in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Previous Record Broken
The previous record was held by the state of Tamil Nadu, who scored 506 runs for the second wicket against Arunachal Pradesh on November 21, 2022. Bihar has broken that record. Both records have been broken by the respective teams while playing against Arunachal Pradesh.
Centuries Power Bihar’s Batting
- There were a number of good performances by Bihar batsmen.
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 190 runs from 84 balls, with 16 fours and 15 sixers.
- Ayush Loharuka scored 116 runs off 56 deliveries, with the help of 11 fours and eight sixes.
- Sakibul Gani scored 128 runs off 40 deliveries without being out and included 10 fours and 12 sixes in his knock.
- Piyush Singh contributed with 77 runs from 66 deliveries, including seven fours and two sixes.
Fastest Hundreds Highlight the Match
Vaibhav Suryavanshi reached his hundred in just 36 balls. Sakibul Gani reached his hundred in even fewer balls than that, 32 balls to be exact.
Relevant Record Performance Mentioned
Earlier in the tournament, Ishan Kishan, playing for Jharkhand vs. Karnataka in Ahmedabad, achieved the feat of hitting a century in 33 balls. He remained unbeaten at 125 runs in 39 balls, including 7 fours and 14 sixes. Jharkhand declared the end of their innings at 412 runs for the loss of nine wickets, thereby leaving the target of 413 runs for Karnataka.
