India’s teenage batting sensation Prithvi Shaw showcased a brilliant piece of batting in the recently concluded Test series against West Indies. After amassing 237 runs in 3 innings and grabbing his maiden Man of Series in international cricket, Shaw continued his sublime form in the Vijay Hazare trophy as well.
On Wednesday, Prithvi played a crucial part in Mumbai’s 60-run victory against Hyderabad. In reply to Hyderabad’s 246, he opened the innings with Rohit Sharma and ended up scoring 61 of 44 balls. He slammed two back to back massive sixes to Mohammed Siraj which came into the picture after an exchange of few words between them in the first three balls of the 9th over.
The fourth ball was a bouncer which was guided by Shaw over the third man region for a six. Trying to do something different, Siraj bowled the next ball short of the length into the body but the 18-year-old played it over the fine-leg for another six.
Failing to make a comeback in the over, Siraj bowled a half-volley on the last delivery to which Shaw smashed a four to bring up his half-century.
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Indeed the right-hander maintained his calm after the exchange of words and responded in the best possible manner to dismantle the confidence of the speedster.
Later, the game was halted due to run and Mumbai were declared the winner through VJD method. They become the first team to qualify for the finals and will against the winner of the 2nd semi-final (Jharkhand vs Delhi) on Saturday at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.