Published: Dec 24, 2025, 08:58 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 24, 2025, 08:59 PM (IST)
The first day of the Vijay Hazare Trophy has been kicked off on Wednesday. There were 19 matches played between 38 teams. The opener of the tournament will be a memorable day for the cricket fans as they witnessed some great knocks, including 21 centuries and 44 half-centuries.
However, this is not it, as we’ve also witnessed a great batting performance with some remarkable shots and maturity. In the opener of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a double century was also scored.
Star Odisha opener and one of the greatest batters of all time. Swastik Samal smashed a blistering century on Wednesday and became the first batter from his state to score a double hundred in List A cricket.
The player set a great partnership with the captain of Odisha and added 345 runs on the board for a loss of 6 wickets while batting first against Saurashtra on the first day of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025.
The Odisha star not only scored a double hundred in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025, Swastik also registered the fifth-highest individual score in the history of the tournament. However, he also surpassed Team India star opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal’s memorable innings of 203 for Mumbai against Jharkhand in 2019. The big question is:
Swastik Samal, the 25-yar-old boy, made his debut in February 2019 against Mizoram. However, luck was not with him that day as he got dismissed for a two-ball duck. He played 13 T20s and scored 362 runs at a strike rate of 160.88.
