London: In the current Royal London One-Day Cup competition, Indian opener Prithvi Shaw scored a brilliant double century for Northamptonshire on Wednesday, showing off his prowess against top bowlers.

The out-of-favor Indian opener joined Indian captain Rohit Sharma on a distinguished list after enjoying his first stint in the English county circuit. Youngster Shaw had a fun game for Northamptonshire against Somerset at the County Ground in Northampton during their Group B match.

Shaw recorded a career-high List. Lewis McManus and company posted a huge total in the 50-over competition, resulting in a score. Shaw opened the Northamptonshire batting in their Group B match, scoring 244 points off just 153 balls.

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Northamptonshire scored 415-8 in 20 overs thanks to the 23-year-old's 11 sixes and 28 fours. In just 81 balls, the promising young talent scored his quick-fire century.

The star batter then accomplished the same feat as Cheteshwar Pujara, making Mumbai's batter the second Indian to score 150 or more during the competition. In 103 balls, the Mumbaikar completed the feat.

Shaw's ninth List-A century snapped a two-year dry spell. Shaw, the face of the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Delhi Capitals (DC), completed his record-breaking double-century in 129 balls.

Prior to his batting prowess in the Royal London One Day Cup, Shaw's most recent century came in the 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy semifinals. The Indian star also achieved the second-highest score in English List A cricket history.

A masterclass from Prithvi Shaw propelled Northamptonshire to an 87 run victory over Somerset.

Rob Keogh then claimed a career best 4/49 as the Steelbacks climbed to second on the Group B table.

— Northamptonshire CCC (@NorthantsCCC) August 9, 2023

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Shaw is the second Indian to score more than one double century in List A cricket, following captain Rohit. Additionally, opener Shaw is the first cricketer from India to ever score a double century in a One Day Cup match.

Shaw has succeeded in surpassing Ollie Robinson's 206-run performance (against Kent 2022) to become the One-Day Cup's leading individual run-getter. The opening batsman for India has the third-best collection of boundaries in a single List A innings.

He is the first batter to record a List A double hundred in two different countries. The DC superstar is also the first batter to hit double tons for Mumbai and Northamptonshire, two teams on the List A.

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