Sameer Rizvi Shines in Under-23 One Day State A Tournament with Back-to-Back Double Centuries
Sameer Rizvi, the man leading Uttar Pradesh, is seriously performing well in the Under-23 One Day State A Tournament. Rizvi scored a huge 728 runs from just six games, with those numbers including an amazing 52 fours and 64 sixes. Even though he wasn’t selected for Uttar Pradesh’s Vijay Hazare Trophy lineup, he's showing them what they're missing out on by hitting his second double-century in very little time.
During a tough game on Wednesday in Vadodara against Vidarbha, where the target was to get 407 runs, Rizvi truly tried hard. He came in to bat at No. 4 when it was the 13th over and teamed up with the wicketkeeper; together, they created a wonderful 296-run partnership in just 173 balls that didn't break. Rizvi was the star, scoring an incredible 202 not out off 105 balls, including 10 fours and 18 sixes, while Siddiqui also played well, adding 91 runs off 68 balls.
Back-to-Back Double Centuries: Rizvi’s Unstoppable Form
Before all of this, Rizvi had scored hundreds of runs in games against Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh one after the other; then just four days before his latest major match, he defeated the Tripura U-23 bowlers with a great display of skill. He scored an unbeaten 201 off 97 balls in that match, which included hitting 20 balls over the boundary for six runs each and 13 fours. It was the quickest double-century ever in the tournament.
Take a bow, Sameer Rizvi......!!!!!!!
— Sports News Cricket (@SportsNews40) December 25, 2024
- He scored unbeaten double century 202* runs from 105 balls including 10 fours and 18 sixes while chasing a massive 407 against Vidarbha in the Men's U-23 State A Trophy. pic.twitter.com/YbUR0Kt7hG
Rizvi, who's 21, did very well for Uttar Pradesh in the U-23 tournament, being different. He mastered it in the final last year, scoring a fast 83 off just 50 balls, and that was key for UP to win the trophy. However, events haven't been great for him lately. In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy season, he only scored a total of 136 runs across eight games, which is not a lot; and then, he didn't even get picked for the Vijay Hazare Trophy group.
Rizvi’s Journey to IPL 2025: From CSK to Delhi Capitals
Last year, everyone noticed Rizvi when the Chennai Super Kings paid a whopping Rs 8.4 crore for him to play in the IPL 2024. But then they let him go, and he signed up with Delhi Capitals who got him for Rs 95 lakh in the important deal of the IPL 2025.
Here are Rizvi's scores in the U-23 tournament so far: 27, 137*, 153, 201*, 8, 202*.
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