Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Nov 21: Tamil Nadu batsman Narayan Jagadeesan set a new milestone on Monday by becoming the first player in List A cricket history to smash five consecutive hundreds.
In the 50-over version of the game, he passed former Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara, South African Alviro Petersen, and Karnataka opener Devdutt Padikkal, who had all scored four centuries in a row.
N Jagadeesan breaks Ali Brown's 20-year-record to set a new high in List A cricket 😮 #VijayHazareTrophy
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) November 21, 2022
In the sixth round of an Elite Group C match for the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022, Jagadeesan accomplished the feat against Arunachal Pradesh at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium by scoring a century off just 79 balls. With a partnership of more than 250 runs with fellow Tamil Nadu opener B Sai Sudarsan, Jagadesan was in imperious form as he dismantled the Arunachal attack on Monday.
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In addition, Jagadeesan surpassed Virat Kohli, Prithvi Shaw, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Devdutt Padikkal to score the most hundreds in a single Vijay Hazare Trophy competition. In the 2008–09 season, Kohli had four hundreds and led the batting rankings with 534 runs from seven matches at an average of 89.
In his sixth encounter, Jagadeesan has already surpassed the 600-run threshold. On November 23, Tamil Nadu will play Kerala in their final group-stage match, giving Jagadeesan the chance to extend his record-breaking accomplishment.
