History was made in an U-23 State A Trophy one-day match, as Uttar Pradesh’s U-23 unit chased down the highest total in any Indian domestic one-day game by hauling down a target of 407 in their match against Vidarbha at the GSFC Cricket Ground in Vadodara, winning by eight wickets. Rizvi earned notoriety when he was picked for an incredible INR 8.4 crore by Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2024 auction, but wasn’t able to have an impact or much playing time. He was taken up by Delhi Capitals for much cheaper this year around, for 95 lakhs, and will be looking to break into the team this season following performances such as these at age group level.

Rizvi’s double century comes on the back of his 201* off 97 deliveries against Tripura at the Kotambi B Ground earlier this week, while he also notched up big centuries against Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. He now has 728 runs in 6 innings at a strike rate of 172.51, heads and shoulders above the other players in the tournament.

Rizvi continues stellar tournament

Rizvi was dropped from Uttar Pradesh’s senior Vijay Hazare Trophy side after a quiet performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy where he could only register 136 runs in 8 matches. Nevertheless, he has been on absolute fire since being named captain for the U-23s, and put the cherry on top of a fantastic week by scoring an unbeaten 202* off just 105 deliveries in a knock that included 10 boundaries and a remarkable 18 sixes.