Karun Nair sets a new World record in List A first-class cricket in the Vijay Hazare Trophy for Vidarbha yesterday.
Karun Nair on Friday broke the world record for most List A runs without being dismissed.
The former New Zealand all-rounder James Franklin, who in 2010 had managed a streak of 527 runs without getting out, was surpassed by Nair, who hit 112 and set a new record of 542 runs without being dismissed. Joshua van Heerden (512), Fakhar Zaman (455), and Taufeeq Umar (422) are some well-known names on the list.
He helped Vidarbha surpass UP’s 307 for 8 in just 47.2 overs, and the knock was his fourth hundred of the season and third consecutive. On December 23, when he first hammered 112 off 108 balls against Jammu & Kashmir, Nair started his undefeated run. Against Chhattisgarh, he backed it up with an undefeated 44 in a brief chase. After helping Vidarbha chase down 316 in 48 overs with a season-high 168 not out against Chandigarh, he finished 2024 with another undefeated century, 111* against Tamil Nadu.
Yash Rathod also scored an undefeated 138 from 140 balls as Vidarbha finished at 313 for 2 on Friday. For the second wicket, he and Karun had an incredible 228-run partnership.
Vidarbha’s victory also allowed them to comfortably take the lead in Group D with 20 points from five games, ahead of third-place Tamil Nadu (14) and UP (14).