Playing for Mumbai team in Elite Group B of Ranji Trophy 2023-24 season, Prithvi Shaw played a brilliant inning of 159 runs in 185 balls with the help of 18 fours and three sixes against Chhattisgarh. Prithvi Shaw returned to professional cricket after a long time and scored an important century for his team.

By the end of the first day’s play of this important match, Mumbai had scored 310 runs after losing four wickets in 86 overs. Not only this, the aggressive opener also made an important partnership of 244 runs in 368 balls with Bhupen Lalwani for the first wicket. Let us tell you, Prithvi Shaw completed his half-century in just 43 balls whereas he scored his century in 102 balls.

Shaw crossed the 150-run mark in 169 balls. This is Prithvi Shaw’s 13th first class century. Let us tell you, Prithvi Shaw got injured while playing for Northamptonshire in the One Day Cup in August last year. He suffered a knee injury after which he had to go for surgery in London.

As soon as the young player passed his fitness test at the National Cricket Academy, Bengaluru after 3 months of rehabilitation, he decided to join the Mumbai team in this season of Ranji Trophy and played this brilliant innings for his team.

Due to injury, Prithvi Shaw had to miss many important domestic tournaments in 2023.

Due to injury, Prithvi Shaw had to miss the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023 and the first half of the currently being played Ranji Trophy 2024 edition. Before getting injured in the ODI Cup 2023, Prithvi Shaw had performed very well and scored 429 runs for his team in four innings at an average of 143 and a strike rate above 152, which also included two centuries.

For now, Prithvi Shaw will look to bat well in the upcoming Ranji Trophy matches also. Mumbai team will also expect even bigger performances from him in the times to come.