Vijay Hazare Trophy: Ruturaj Gaikwad’s Third Consecutive Successive Ton Lifts Maharashtra

becoming the fourth player alongside superstar cricketers of Chennai Super Kings like Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, and Moeen Ali ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auctions. The third consecutive successive ton from his bat strengthen his case for a place in the Indian ODI team

Regardless, days after his retention, the 24-year-old is now creating himself seen by knocking his third consecutive ton for Maharashtra in three matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021. Unlocking the innings for Maharashtra on Saturday during the Maharashtra vs Kerala clash, Gaikwad achieved his century in 110 balls, after knocking more than 150 runs in the last match. 

Vijay Hazare Trophy: 414 runs in three matches

• vs Madhya Pradesh: 136
• vs Chhattisgarh: 154*
• vs Kerala: 124

Ruturaj Gaikwad resumed to heighten his claim for a place in the Indian ODI team, striking his third century in three innings of the match – 124 runs off of 129 balls against Kerala on this event in the proceeding Vijay Hazare Trophy to bring his game count above 414 runs in just three innings. Gaikwad struck nine fours and three sixes and fetched up his 100 off 110 balls. 

Opening the batting for Maharashtra, the skipper Gaikwad stitched a mammoth partnership of 195 runs with Rahul Tripathi. Meanwhile, Gaikwad knocked his hundred in 110 balls and had to stroll back to the pavilion after scoring a sum of 124 runs off 129 balls at a strike rate of 96.12, which contained nine fours and three sixes. 

Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 136 runs in the first match, and 154* runs in the second. Before knocking his third ton of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 on Saturday, Gaikwad previously scored two centuries for Maharashtra against Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh respectively. Throughout the starting match of the tournament against Madhya Pradesh on December 8, the brilliant batsman scored 136 runs off 122 balls as Maharashtra beat MP after pursuing a mark of 329 runs.