Indian opener hits 10th List A ton as Northants thrash Durham with 24.2 overs remaining
ECB Reporters Network13-Aug-2023Prithvi Shaw followed up his brilliant innings of 244 with another outstanding knock of 125 not out to lead Northamptonshire Steelbacks to a dominant six-wicket win over Durham in their Metro Bank One-Day Cup clash at Seat Unique Riverside.Shaw unleashed an onslaught of hitting on Durham’s bowlers in the Steelbacks’ chase of 199, hitting15 fours and seven sixes in 76 deliveries. The 23-year-old was given a life on 21, and duly capitalised to power Northants to their target with 24.2 overs remaining. He scored a sumptuous 68-ball century, the 10th of his List A career.”Humble is the perfect word to describe Prithvi Shaw,” John Sadler, Northants’ coach, said. “He’s gracious and respectful, he’s loved being a part of the team. We’re loving having him here as well.”His skill speaks for itself, he’s a superstar. He’s as good as I’ve seen in 25 years of playing this game. He’s up there with the best in terms of ball-striking. He genuinely wants to win games of cricket and has been a star in the dressing room.”Earlier in the day, Luke Procter tormented Durham with the ball taking a List A career-best of 4 for 34, tearing through the middle order. Liam Trevaskis worked a desperate 37 to propel the hosts towards the 200-run mark, but their eventual total always appeared short after failing to bat out their fifty overs.After Durham won the toss, the Steelbacks bowlers prevented the openers from making a fast start. Graham Clark scored two early boundaries, but his attempt to find a third resulted in an edge to Shaw at first slip. At the end of the powerplay, the hosts had mustered only 36 runs, highlighting the slowness of a used wicket and accurate bowling from the Northamptonshire attack.
He's done it again!
Prithvi Shaw has another #MBODC23 century as the Steelbacks chase down 199 to win pic.twitter.com/b4B8NfOgNe
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