Shaw Slams 200

The 20-year-old makes brilliant return to domestic cricket as Mumbai dominate in Ranji

Staying true to his word, Prithvi Shaw on Wednesday appeared in his ‘2.0’ avatar and blazed his way into national reckoning with a double hundred for Mumbai in a Ranji Trophy match against Baroda.

Continuing his purple patch after returning to competitive cricket from an eight-month doping ban, Shaw smashed 202 off 179 balls to put Mumbai on the road to victory in their Group B encounter at the Relaince Stadium.

Shaw had recently assured that it will be ‘Prithvi Shaw 2.0 going forward’, and he lived up to that by hitting 19 fours and seven sixes.

Mumbai, who had made 431 in their first essay, got the crucial first-innings lead after bundling out Baroda for 307, who could add only six runs to their overnight total.