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Duck For Prithvi Shaw! Ex-U19 Captain Exposed After Going Unsold In IPL Auction

Aashay Chopade∙ Updated: Dec 3 2024, 1:16 PM

Prithvi Shaw during SMAT 2024 (Source:@academy_dinda/X.com)Prithvi Shaw during SMAT 2024 (Source:@academy_dinda/X.com)

Prithvi Shaw's form contines to haunt him afer the disaster of IPL 2025 mega auction. He has now registered his second duck in five games and his latest zero has come against Services in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024. Mumbai are up against Services in a crucial SMAT encounter in Hyderabad, and Mumbai after batting first have posted a good score of 191 on the board.

However, Prithvi Shaw who is yet to score a fifty this season departed on the third ball of the match. It was P S Poonia who got the better of him and the wicket too was a clean bowled, exposing his technical flaws once again. Prithvi Shaw has been the centre of attraction for a long time now. He has been criticised from all corners for his fitness and lack of commitment towards the game, and was not bought by a single franchise even though he kept his base price at 75 Lakhs.

Suryakumar Yadav-Shivam Dube Power Show Lift Mumbai Against Services

The right-handed opening batter who once led India to the U19 World Cup win and also made a century on his Test debut has fallen drastically in the pecking order. Shaw's highest-score in the current season of SMAT came against Nagaland in the last game where he scored 40 while rest of his teammates like Shreyas Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane have played many impactful knocks.

In the game against services, it was the duo of Shivam Dube and Suryakumar Yadav that powered Mumbai to a massive total. Suryakumar Yadav scored 70 off 46 balls while Shivam Dube played an unbeaten knock of 71 off 37 balls with two fours and seven sixes in it. Mumbai have won three games out of the four so far, and they would be looking to notch up another win after a powerful batting performance.