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Tamil Nadu opener N Jagadeesan recorded his name in the history books on Monday (21st November) as he sealed a new record to his name for the highest ever individual score in List A history. Jagadeesan smashed an impressive century off 77 balls against Arunachal Pradesh in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022 and then went on to become the first cricketer to score five consecutive List A centuries.
Earlier, three fighters have had four consecutive centuries – Kumar Sangakkara in 2014-15, Alviro Pietersen in 2015-16 and Devdut Padikal in 2020-21.
Also read: N Jagadeesan blasted 277 to break the record for highest individual List A score.
In his giant innings of 227 off 141, Jagadeesan smashed 25 fours and 15 sixes. He failed 23 runs to become the first player in history to score a triple-century in a one-day match as he was dismissed in the 42nd minute. However, he made his presence felt in world cricket by overtaking Alistair Brown in the list of players with the highest individual score .
Here’s a look at the top 10 hitters with the highest individual List A total
| player | runs | balls | Team | opposition | Date |
| N Jagadesan | 277 | 141 | Tamil Nadu | Arunachal Pradesh | November 21, 2022 |
| Alistair Brown | 268 | 160 | I will see | Glamorgan | June 19, 2002 |
| Rohit Sharma | 264 | 173 | India | Sri Lanka | November 13, 2014 |
| Darcy Short | 257 | 148 | Western Australia | Queensland | September 28, 2018 |
| Shekhar Dhawan | 248 | 150 | India a | South Africa a | August 12, 2013 |
| Martin Guptill | 237 * | 163 | New Zealand | West Indies | March 21, 2015 |
| Travis Head | 230 | 127 | South Australia | Queensland | October 13, 2021 |
| bin dunk | 229 * | 157 | Tasmania | Queensland | October 18, 2014 |
| Prithvi Shaw | 227 * | 152 | Mumbai | Puducherry | February 25, 2021 |
| Graeme Pollock | 222 * | – | Eastern Province | the border | October 19, 1974 |
Jagadeesan took 114 balls to reach 200, the fastest in men’s List A cricket as Travis Head also took 114 balls for his double ton.
Jagadeesan’s strike rate was also phenomenal during these record breaking innings. He played at a strike rate of 196.45, the highest for any double hundred in List A men’s cricket. The previous highest was 181.1 by Travis Head. Apart from these two batters, none in the full list of players with double centuries in this format has a strike rate of more than 175.
Also read: Tamil Nadu smashes England’s record, becoming first team to score 500 List A runs
The record for highest individual score by an Indian batsman has been held safely with Rohit Sharma since 2014, but Jagadeesan has now surpassed it and ranks number one after today’s achievement.
Jagadeesan, Tamil Nadu also became the first List A team to pass the 500 innings mark. They scored 506/2 in their 50 overs against Arunachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Bengaluru.
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