US EditionPrithvi Shaw scores third-fastest FC double hundred by an Indian during Maharashtra vs Chandigarh Ranji Trophy match
- On Monday, Prithvi Shaw scored a double century for Maharashtra against Chandigarh, reaching 200 in 141 balls and finishing 222 off 156 in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match.
- After switching teams, Prithvi Shaw joined Maharashtra this season with an NOC granted in late June, rebounding from being dropped by Mumbai's Ranji squad amid fitness and discipline questions.
- Stat lines show that Shaw reached three figures in 72 balls, marking his 14th First-Class hundred and his first Ranji hundred for Maharashtra after a duck followed by 75.
- Maharashtra set a target of 464 for Chandigarh after Prithvi Shaw's innings helped post a 359 second-innings total, with Chandigarh earlier limited to 209 by Vicky Ostwal's six-wicket spell.
- This ranks as the third-fastest double ton by an Indian, behind Ravi Shastri's 123-ball effort at Wankhede Stadium in 1985 and Tanmay Agarwal's 119-ball double century in 2024.
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Prithvi Shaw made a spectacular comeback in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy, scoring a double century off just 141 balls against Chandigarh. This innings, studded with 29 fours and five sixes, was reminiscent of the "Sehwag touch." Will this innings pave the way for his return to Team India?
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Ranji Trophy: Prithvi Shaw hits 2nd fastest double-hundred in tournament history
Prithvi Shaw scored a blistering double century in only his second match for Maharashtra. This innings marks one of the fastest double hundreds in Ranji Trophy history, raising expectations around his domestic form.
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Prithvi Shaw has converted the knock into a memorable double hundred. Reaching the double hundred, Prithvi Shaw struck a monstrous 200 runs knock off 141 balls, at a strike-rate of 141.84. This is also the 25-year-old's first first-class double-century while representing Maharashtra. In the first innings, he was out for only eight runs.
Prithvi Shaw scores third-fastest FC double hundred by an Indian during Maharashtra vs Chandigarh Ranji Trophy match
Shaw’s effort is now the third-fastest First-Class double ton by an Indian, only behind Ravi Shastri (123 balls vs Baroda in 1984-85) and Tanmay Agarwal (119 balls vs Arunachal Pradesh in 2024).
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