The 21-year-old Uttar Pradesh cricketer Sameer Rizvi, who has joined the IPL team Delhi Capitals for the 2025 season, is in dream form with the bat. On Christmas Day 2024, the right-handed batter hit a match-winning double-century while chasing a 407-run target. It was his second double-century in the Men U23 State A Trophy 2024-25 as he hit two 200s and two 100s in the last nine days of the One-Day tournament.

With centuries from Danish Malewar (142 off 123; 16 fours and four sixes) and captain Mohammad Faiz (100 off 62 balls; nine fours and five sixes), and Jagjot’s 61 off 26 balls (five fours and four sixes), Vidarbha scored a giant total of 406/6 in 50 overs.

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Double-centurion Sameer Rizvi controlled the successful chasing

Chasing down the mammoth total, Uttar Pradesh openers Shaurya Singh and Swastik set up a strong start with a 106-run partnership before the completion of the 11th over. Although both the openers were dismissed in quick succession, wicketkeeper-batter Shoaib Siddiqui and captain Sameer Rizvi controlled the innings very well and set up a 296-run partnership for the unbroken third wicket to complete the chase in 41.2 overs. 

While Siddiqui scored 96 not out off 73 balls with nine fours and one six, Rizvi remained unbeaten on 202 off 105 balls with 10 fours and 18 sixes.

Sameer Rizvi scored four one-day centuries in the tournament

Just four days ago, Uttar Pradesh captain Sameer Rizvi slammed the fastest 200 in the tournament's history by completing that in 97 balls. With the help of 13 fours and 20 sixes, the right-handed middle-order batter scored 201 not out off 97 balls and guided the team total to 405/4 in 50 overs. 

Without any doubt, Rizvi is the leading run-scorer in the ongoing Men U23 State A Trophy 2024-25 with 728 runs in six matches with an average of 242.67 and a strike rate of 172.51. He has hit four centuries in this tournament, including two double hundreds, as he hit all these four three-figure scores in the last nine days. 

Sameer Rizvi was recently bought by Delhi Capitals for INR 95 lakh during the mega auction. He made his IPL debut for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2024, who bought him for INR 8.40 crore. In his eight IPL 2024 matches, the right-handed middle-order batter scored 51 runs.