Nair mashed 88 runs off simply 44 balls in the second semi-final between Vidarbha and Maharashtra in Baroda.
Karun Nair resumed his exceptional efficiency in the 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy in the course of the second semi-final on Thursday, January 16, in opposition to Maharashtra, who have been led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, at Baroda’s newly constructed Kotambi Stadium. Both groups are competing for a spot in the ultimate in opposition to Karnataka on Saturday, January 18.
Nair entered the crease at quantity three in the twenty fifth over, following an excellent opening partnership of 224 runs between Dhruv Shorey and Yash Rathod. The Vidarbha captain maintained his good type, posting his sixth 50+ rating in seven innings, going undefeated on 88 off 44 balls to assist his group to 380 runs.
Nair has now surpassed Gaikwad’s record for many runs by a captain in a single season of the event. The 33-year-old has scored 752 runs in the competitors, been eliminated solely as soon as, and has a staggering common of 752.
He is the one skipper to rating over 700 runs in a season whereas main a group in India’s premier List A league. Previously, Gaikwad set the record for 660 runs in 5 innings in the course of the 2022-23 season, averaging 220 and 4 centuries.
This season, Nair has 5 centuries, tying Tamil Nadu’s N Jagadeesan for the best in a single season. Nair has an opportunity to break Jagadeesan’s record for many runs in a season (83). If Vidarbha advances to the ultimate, a rating of 79 or larger will propel the right-handed batter to the highest of this coveted checklist.
During the event, Nair achieved an astonishing feat by scoring essentially the most runs with out getting dismissed (542) in List A cricket history. From 2016 to 2017, he performed seven Tests and two One-Day Internationals for India whereas captaining Vidarbha. Nair, together with Virender Sehwag, is at present the one different Indian to have hit a triple century in Test cricket, having carried out so in opposition to England in Chennai in 2016.
After taking part in for Karnataka till the 2022-23 season, Nair moved to Vidarbha final season. This is his first event as a skipper in any format, demonstrating each his management expertise and cricketing skill.
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