Prakhar Chaturvedi Breaks Yuvraj Singh's 24-Year-Old Record, Becomes The First Player To Score 400 In Cooch Behar Trophy Final

Young Karnataka batter Prakhar Chaturvedi made cricketing history by accomplishing a remarkable feat in the Cooch Behar Trophy final match against Mumbai. Prakhar Chaturvedi became the first player ever to score 400 runs in the Cooch Behar Trophy final.

Prakhar Chaturvedi displayed a monumental performance by carrying his bat through the innings. The young batter remained unbeaten with a record-breaking 404 runs off 638 balls against Mumbai in the final of the U19 four-day tournament on Monday, January 15.

Prakhar Chaturvedi Breaks Yuvraj Singh’s 24-Year-Old Record

The young Karnataka batter hammered 46 fours and three sixes in his marathon innings. His stellar performance contributed to Karnataka reaching a colossal total of 890 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 223 overs in their first innings before making the declaration.

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Prakhar surpassed Yuvraj Singh‘s 24-year-old record of 358 runs. In 1999, Yuvraj scored a triple century, amassing 40 boundaries and six sixes against Bihar, leading Punjab to a total of 839. Bihar had managed to score 357 in their first innings during that match.

Prakhar Chaturvedi Becomes The First Player To Score 400 In The Final

“Karnataka’s Prakhar Chaturvedi becomes the first player to score 400 in the final of #CoochBehar Trophy with his splendid 404* knock against Mumbai,” wrote the caption.

𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙍𝘿 𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙍𝙏! 🚨

4⃣0⃣4⃣* runs
6⃣3⃣8⃣ balls
4⃣6⃣ fours
3⃣ sixes

Karnataka’s Prakhar Chaturvedi becomes the first player to score 400 in the final of #CoochBehar Trophy with his splendid 404* knock against Mumbai.

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/jzFOEZCVRs@kscaofficial1 pic.twitter.com/GMLDxp4MYY

— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) January 15, 2024

Karnataka Secure The Title As The Match Ends In Draw

Mumbai posted a total of 380 runs in the final against Karnataka, with Ayush Mhatre contributing 145 runs and Ayush Sachin Vartak adding 73 runs. Pratik Yadav also played a role with 30 runs. Hardik Raj emerged as their most successful bowler with four wickets. Samit Dravid, son of Rahul Dravid, also took two wickets for Karnataka.

Karnataka made a strong start to their innings in the final, with openers Prakhar and Karthik, who scored 50 off 67 balls, building a partnership of 109 runs. Prakhar then joined forces with Harshil Dharmani (169), establishing a solid partnership of 290 runs. Karthikeya (72), Samit (22), and Hardik Raj (51) contributed to Karnataka’s total.

On the back of Prakhar Chaturvedi’s monumental innings, Karnataka took a commanding lead of 510 runs in the first innings, securing the championship in the U19 four-day tournament. The match concluded in a draw after Karnataka’s declaration on the fourth day.

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