AFTER his last two hundreds went in vain, Vidarbha’s professional player Dhruv Shorey has something to cheer about as his record fifth ton in a row in Vijay Hazare trophy matches, helped Vidarbha record a win. Adjudged Player of the Match for his show with the willow and two catches, Shorey has equalled record for most consecutive List A hundreds. His unbeaten 109 against Hyderabad was his fifth century in a row,

 

equalling Tamil Nadu’s Narayan Jagadeesan’s record. Shorey’s incredible run started last season from the knockouts of the 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy, where he made centuries in the quarter-final, semi-final and final. He began this season with a 125-ball 136, but it wasn’t enough to secure victory as Bengal powered home by three wickets, chasing down 383. On Friday, coming in at No 3, Shorey struck nine fours and six sixes.

 

This was Shorey’s eighth List A century. Jagadeesan’s five hundreds had come during the 2022-23 Vijay Hazare Trophy. It included a record-breaking 277 against Arunachal Pradesh - the highest individual score in List A cricket. The next on the list are Nair, Devdutt Padikkal, Kumar Sangakkara and Alviro Petersen, with four consecutive hundreds each. Sangakkara is the only one to score all four in One-Day Internationals.