Sameer Rizvi scored the fastest double century in Men’s U23 State A Trophy history Cricket News

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Uttar Pradesh captain Sameer Rizvi scored the fastest double century in the history of Men’s U23 State A Trophy against Tripura in Vadodara on Saturday.

Rizvi completed the milestone in 97 balls in an innings with 13 fours and 20 sixes as Uttar Pradesh made a huge score of 405 runs.

Rizvi was recently bought by Delhi Capitals for 95 lakhs in the IP auction after failing to impress in his previous stint with Chennai Super Kings where he scored 51 runs in 5 outings. Bought by CSK for Rs 8.4 crore, the franchise chose not to retain him for the 2025 season.

Sameer came into the limelight in 2019-20, when former India left-arm spinner Sunil Joshi gave him his first-class debut at the age of 16.

“One of the best aspects of Sameer’s game is his ability to bat anywhere between No.4 and No.7. He is a floater and is ready to bat anywhere and has also adapted to different roles. Like Rinku (Singh), he has this great ability to finish the game,” Joshi had said after being selected as a batsman for CSK last year.

“The talent was always there. When he debuted in the Ranji Trophy, people said he was young but believe me, he was ready. Since then he has not only improved his game, he has taken it to the next level. The growth is amazing but I am not surprised. ,” he 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 off every 11 balls. In the UP T20 League 2023, he registered the highest individual score of 122 and the fastest century in 47 balls. Among batsmen with at least 100 runs, he had the best strike rate in the tournament at 188.80, where he was the leading six-scorer overall. Sameer scored 455 runs in the UP T20 league and hit 35 sixes.

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