The supremely gifted 20-year-old right-handed batsman struck a whirlwind 63 off 39 balls to help his team Mumbai post a mammoth 206 for 5 in the ongoing match against Assam at the Wankhede stadium. Shaw and Aditya Tare put up 138 for the first wicket with the wicketkeeper top-scoring with 82 off 48 balls.
Shaw celebrated in a 'bat does the talk' manner after reaching his half century. Shaw was included in the 15-member Mumbai squad for the tournament recently.
Below is a glimpse of how Prithvi Shaw made the Assamese spinner Abhilash pay by hitting him for two consecutive sixes after being dropped off his bowling earlier in the over.
The 20-year-old, who was given a back-dated eight-month ban for a doping violation on July 30 by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), was to be eligible to play from Sunday.
Mumbai had announced their squad for the last two games of the league stage of the Mushtaq Ali trophy and the subsequent super league stage on Thursday. This is Mumbai's last league match. Shaw had earlier shared a video of himself practising in the nets.
"I turn 20 today. I assure it will be Prithvi Shaw 2.0 going forward. Thank u for all the good wishes & support. Will be back in action soon," Shaw captioned the video.