Swastik Samal scores a double century in the Vijay Hazare Trophy : Odisha’s Swastik Samalne Vijay Hazare Trophy History has been made in the competition. Vijay Hazare scored a blistering knock of 212 off 169 balls against Saurashtra at the Alur ground on the first day of the Vijay Hazare Trophy season. With this innings, he became the first batsman from Odisha to score a double century in the history of List-A cricket so far.

Uncapped and not bought in the IPL auction by Swatvik Samal in the match against Saurasht Vijay Hazare TrophyYashasvi Jaiswal has been overtaken in the list of highest individual run scorers in the history of . Also he has now made an entry in the top 5. Indian young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 203 against Jharkhand while playing for Mumbai in the 2019 season. By surpassing him, Satwik has made a plan to equal Sanju Samson. Swatwik Salam was registered in the IPL 2026 mini-auction with a base price of Rs 30 lakh. However, no one bought it.

Bicentenary of Swastik Samal

The 25-year-old batsman opened the innings for Odisha. However, three batsmen were dismissed in quick succession and Odisha were reduced to 59 for 3 after 11.5 overs. When the team was in trouble then, this Pathya only managed to survive the innings and also made the match memorable with a record double century. Samal along with skipper Biplab Samantaray saved the team. The duo put on a partnership of 261 runs off 211 balls. Apart from the captain’s century, the Odisha team scored 345 runs for 6 wickets in the allotted 50 overs on the strength of Salman’s double century. Saurashtra team successfully chased these runs and won the match. However, Swastik Samal’s double century remained on target.

Highest run-scorer in the Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament

1. N. Jagdeesan – 277 (141 balls), v Arunachal Pradesh, 21 November 2022


2. Prithvi Shaw- 227* (152 balls), v Puducherry, 25 February 2021


3. Rituraj Gaikwad- 220* (159 balls), v Uttar Pradesh, 28 November 2022


4. Sanju Samson- 212* (129), v Goa, 12 October 2019


5. Swastik Samal- 212 (169 balls), v Saurashtra, 24 December 2025*