Amazing work of Swastik Samal, scored a double century (Photo-Instagram)
Swastik Samal Double Century, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 has started and a total of 22 centuries were scored in this tournament on the very first day. Out of these 22 centuries, there was one batsman who also scored a double century. The name of this batsman is Swastik Samal, who played an inning of 212 runs in 169 balls against Saurashtra. With this inning, he not only entered the list of legends like Sachin-Rohit but also made a big record in his name. Let us tell you who is Swastik Samal and what wonder he has done by scoring a double century against Saurashtra.
Miracle of Swastika Samal
Swastik Samal hit a total of 29 boundaries in his innings of 212 runs against Saurashtra. In these boundaries, he hit 8 sixes and 21 fours came from his bat. Swastik’s strike rate was more than 125 and on the basis of his explosive batting, Odisha scored 345 runs. The special thing about Swastik Samal’s innings was that this player played 66 dot balls in his innings but despite this he managed to score a double century.
Swastika’s innings went in vain
However, this innings of Swastik went in vain in the end as Saurashtra chased the target of 346 runs with 7 balls to spare. Saurashtra won this match by five wickets. For Saurashtra, Vishwaraj Singh Jadeja scored 50 runs and Gajjar Samar scored 132 runs. Chirag Jani scored 86 runs.
Who is Swastika Samal?,
Swastik Samal was born on July 27, 2000 in Koraput, Odisha. He is only 25 years old. Apart from opening batting, he is also a good leg spinner. Samal’s List A record is amazing. He has scored 521 runs in 11 matches at an average of more than 52. This player scored a century for the first time in ODI cricket and also converted it into a double century.
Amazing record in T20
Samal’s record in T20 cricket is also excellent. He has scored 362 runs at a strike rate of more than 160, which also includes one century and two double centuries. However, despite such good figures, no one bought Swastik in the IPL auction. Let us tell you that Swastik Samal captained the Cuttack Panthers team in the Odisha Pro T20 League and also won the title.