Karnataka batsman Mayank Agarwal on Tuesday became the highest run-getter in one season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament. The Karnataka batsman amassed 723 runs in 8 matches at a staggering average of 90.37 in the 2017-18 season of the List A tournament, including three centuries and four half-centuries.
Agarwal scored 90 runs against Saurashtra in the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy to guide Karnataka to their third title victory.
He is also the first Indian to score 700 runs in a List A tournament. The record of scoring most runs in a List A tournament was previously held by Sachin Tendulkar who scored 673 runs during the ICC World Cup 2003, held in Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Tendulkar played 11 matches and scored 673 runs at an average of 61.18, including one century and six fifties.
