Ranji Trophy: Prithvi Shaw's fifty powers Maharashtra past Bengal
What's the story
Maharashtra thrashed Bengal by 10 wickets in the 2026-27 Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match at Kolkata's Eden Gardens. The victory came as Maharashtra chased down a target of 112 runs in just 19.4 overs, with skipper Prithvi Shaw scoring an unbeaten half-century. This was the 23rd fifty of his First-Class career. Here we look at his knock and stats.
Match highlights
Shaw leads Maharashtra to victory
Shaw led the chase with an unbeaten 53 off 50 balls, hitting three fours and four sixes in his second fifty of the season.
Sachin Dhas remained not out on 61 off 68 deliveries as Maharashtra finished with a perfect score of 114 without loss.
This fifty was a major boost for Shaw, who had struggled in his previous four innings with scores of 21, 0, 17, and 12.
He made 70 & 7 in Maharashtra's season opener versus Services.
Stats
Here are his FC numbers
As mentioned, this was Shaw's 23rd FC fifty, as he also owns 14 tons.
He has raced to 5,301 runs from 70 games at an average of 44.92, as per Cricinfo.
Shaw has scored these runs at a terrific strike rate of 83.58.
339 of his runs have come in five Tests for India at an average of 42.37.