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Top 10: Highest Individual Score in List A Cricket

Everyone knows India’s prolific opener, Rohit Sharma, has scored the highest individual score in ODIs. But do you know who has scored the highest individual score in List A cricket?

Just like Rohit holds this record in international cricket, there is another Indian player who holds this record in List A cricket. Who is that player?

Well, let’s get to know about him, along with the other top scores. So, here are the top 10 highest individual scores in List A cricket.

Highest Individual Score in List A Cricket

Player Score (Balls) Team Against Venue Date
Narayan Jagadeesan 277 (141) Tamil Nadu Arunachal Pradesh Bengaluru 21 Nov 2022
Ali Brown 268 (160) Surrey Glamorgan The Oval 19 Jun 2002
Rohit Sharma 264 (173) India Sri Lanka Eden Gardens 13 Nov 2014
D’Arcy Short 257 (148) Western Australia Queensland Sydney 28 Sep 2018
Shikhar Dhawan 248 (150) India A South Africa A Pretoria 12 Aug 2013
Prithvi Shaw 244 (153) Northants Somerset Northampton 9 Aug 2023
Martin Guptill 237* (163) New Zealand West Indies Wellington 21 Mar 2015
Travis Head 230 (137) Western Australia Queensland Adelaide 13 Oct 2021
Ben Dunk 229* (157) Tasmania Queensland North Sydney 18 Oct 2014
Prithvi Shaw 227* (152) Mumbai Puducherry Jaipur 25 Feb 2021

Key Insights

250: List A cricket has seen 4 batters score 250+ runs, with 2 of them from India, 1 from England, and the other from Australia. Only Rohit Sharma’s 264 came in an ODI match against Sri Lanka, which is the highest individual score in the format.

20: Tamil Nadu’s Narayan Jagadeesan set a new record by accumulating 277 runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, making it the highest individual score in List A cricket. He broke the 20-year-old record set by Surrey’s Ali Brown, who had previously scored 268 runs in 2002. 

196.45: Jagadeesan amassed his 277 runs at a staggering strike rate of 196.45, which is the most by any batter with a double century in List A matches.

506: Moreover, Jagadeesan’s massive score helped Tamil Nadu post the by a team.