Dhruv Shorey created history in List A cricket, holds the record of scoring most consecutive centuries.

From the pen of Jaideep Raghuvanshi: Vidarbha’s reliable batsman Dhruv Shorey created history by playing a brilliant century against Hyderabad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy organized by BCCI. By scoring a century against Hyderabad, he became the joint first player to score the most number of consecutive centuries in List A cricket. By scoring unbeaten 109 runs in 77 balls, Shorey equaled the record of scoring most 5 consecutive centuries in List ‘A’ cricket. This record was earlier recorded in the name of Narayan Jagadishan.

Shourie, who came to bat at number three, took full advantage of the strong opening partnership of 148 runs between Aman Mokhade and Yash Rathod. Shourie, in his consistent and aggressive innings, hit 9 fours and 3 sixes and took Vidarbha to a huge score of 365/5 while batting first. This was his 8th century in List ‘A’ cricket.

Shourie’s golden period started from last year

This golden phase of Shourie started with the knockout matches of the 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy. Last season, he scored consecutive centuries in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. Shourie, along with Karun Nair, played a very important role in taking Vidarbha to the finals. In that season, he scored 494 runs in 8 innings at an average of 70.47 and strike rate of 92.68 and achieved the position of second highest run-scorer of the team.

Shauri’s 5 consecutive centuries

• 110 (110) vs Karnataka
• 114 (120) vs Maharashtra
• 118* (131) vs Rajasthan
• 136 (125) vs Bengal
• 109 (77) vs Hyderabad

Shourie made a great start in this season too

Shourie also started this season with a bang. Against Bengal, he played a brilliant inning of 136 runs in 125 balls. It is noteworthy that Jagadishan had scored a record-breaking 277 runs against Arunachal Pradesh while scoring centuries in 5 consecutive matches in the 2022-23 season. Which is still the highest individual score in List ‘A’ cricket.

Also read: Vidarbha got its first win in Vijay Hazare Trophy, defeated Hyderabad by 89 runs.

This exclusive list also includes the names of legends like Devdutt Padikkal, Kumar Sangakkara and Alviro Pietersen who have scored 4 consecutive centuries. Among these, Sangakkara is the only batsman who has scored consecutive centuries in international cricket. This achievement of Shourie is being considered a big achievement not only for Vidarbha but also for Indian domestic cricket.