Dhruv Shorey played for Vidarbha in the Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Hyderabad and scored an unbeaten century. This was Dhruv Shorey’s fifth century, equaling his record for most consecutive centuries in List A cricket.
Currently, many Indian international and domestic players are busy playing in the one-day tournament, Vijay Hazare Trophy. The focus has been on many players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant.
However, along with these players, Rinku Singh, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ishan Kishan and many other batsmen also made headlines with their brilliant innings. Vidarbha’s middle-order batsman Dhruv Shorey also continued his excellent form.
Dhruv Shorey equals List A record of most centuries
Dhruv Shorey has continued his brilliant performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Playing in the 2025–26 VHT season, Shorey played for Vidarbha and scored a century in the very first game against Bengal. However, Bengal batsmen stole all the credit while chasing the big target.
Dhruv Shorey has equaled the batting record of Tamil Nadu opener Narayan Jagadeesan. Shorey scored his fifth century with his second consecutive century in the match against Hyderabad. No but coming. 3, he scored 109 runs in just 77 balls.
Shorey’s streak of five centuries extends to the 2024-25 knockouts, where he also scored a century each in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. He was a key batsman for Vidarbha and managed to score 494 runs in 8 innings at an average of 70.47.
He has equaled the record with Narayan Jagadeesan, who scored five consecutive centuries during the 2022-23 Vijay Hazare Trophy. This also included a mammoth innings of 277 runs, which broke the record for the highest individual score in List A cricket.
Shorey’s second VHT century of this season takes him to a huge score
Dhruv Shorey’s VHT innings started with 136 off 125 balls against Bengal in the opening game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He also faltered in the innings against Hyderabad. Shorey, who came to bat at the top of the order, contributed in big partnerships.
After a big opening partnership between Aman Mokhade and Yash Rathore, Shorey added more runs at pace this time to take Vidarbha to a mammoth total of 365 runs in 50 overs. He remained unbeaten after scoring 109 runs in just 77 balls at a strike rate of 141.55.
Hyderabad, on the other hand, were all out for just 276 runs, resulting in Vidarbha securing their first win by a huge margin of 89 runs.
Two Vidarbha batsmen feature in consecutive list hundred records
Indian domestic legends Narayan Jagadeesan and Dhruv Shorey along with many other players have also made a big record in List A cricket. like compassion Nair, Devdutt Padikkal, Kumar Sangakkara and Alviro Pietersen all had the record of four consecutive List A centuries.
Karun Nair also scored four consecutive centuries for Vidarbha in the last Vijay Hazare Trophy season. On the other hand, Kumar Sangakkara is the only player to score four consecutive centuries in One Day International cricket.
Also read: Shreyas Iyer eyes comeback in New Zealand series, BCCI COE is monitoring fitness in Bengaluru
