Former Mumbai batsman Prithvi Shaw has opened his account for his new team Maharashtra in some style as he scored his first century in Ranji Trophy since February 2024 in the second game of the season for the new team.
Prithvi Shaw’s career suffered a major setback after he was dropped from the Mumbai domestic team for the Ranji Trophy last season, as his lack of fitness and discipline was cited within the team. Anyway, Shaw was out of rhythm for a long time and was failing to score runs for the team.
His last innings for Mumbai was during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final in December 2024. He made his Ranji Trophy debut as a 17-year-old young cricketer in 2016 and scored 4500 first-class runs for Mumbai.
Prithvi Shaw scored fastest century in Ranji Trophy
Opener Prithvi Shaw made his debut against Chandigarh and scored his maiden century for Maharashtra in the second round match against Chandigarh on Monday. This century came during Maharashtra’s second innings against Chandigarh on the third day.
Prithvi Shaw scored his first run #RanjiTrophy The century came in just 72 balls in his second game for Maharashtra, making it the joint sixth fastest Ranji century on record. This is his first century since February 2024.
– Lalit Kalidas (@lal__kal) 27 October 2025
Shaw was out in the first innings after scoring 8 runs off 9 balls, but he started his campaign for the new team by playing a strong innings of 75 runs against Kerala in the opening match of Ranji Trophy. His century came off just 72 balls, a blistering innings that showed Shaw showcasing his attacking technique for which he initially gained fame.
This is his 14th first-class century and first since February 2024. Shaw continued the attack and crossed the 150-run mark in no time with a strike rate of around 145. At the time of writing, Prithvi Shaw’s updated score was 180 runs off just 126 balls.
Ruturaj Gaikwad is looking in great form for Maharashtra
Former Maharashtra captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is also batting brilliantly in the Ranji Trophy this time. He started the campaign with two half-centuries against Kerala in the first Ranji Trophy match.
Gaikwad missed a century in the first game, scoring 91 in the first innings and kept it up with 55* in the second innings. This time he has managed to score a brilliant century against Chandigarh.
Gaikwad top-scored with 116 runs in his first innings and came in to bat with Prithvi Shaw in the second innings after the fall of Siddhesh Veer immediately after lunch.
The pressure on Ajit Agarkar has increased after many players came into form before the South Africa Test.
As the South Africa Test series is approaching, many Indian players have made a strong case for a place in Team India after making a spectacular comeback in the Ranji Trophy. Agarkar’s task has become difficult because players like Rajat Patidar and Ayush Badoni have been performing so well since the Duleep Trophy.
Ishan Kishan, Rinku Singh and Ruturaj Gaikwad have also been showing their potential in the longer format with the bat, scoring several centuries in the early rounds of the Ranji Trophy. While some like Patidar have been selected for India A, others have been ignored so far.
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