Unsold in IPL, Swastik Samal Smashes Record Double Century in Vijay Hazare Trophy

• Swastik Samal, unsold in the IPL auction, scored 212 runs for Odisha against Saurashtra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
• His innings included 8 sixes and 21 fours, making him the first Odisha batsman to hit a List A double century.
• Samal's 212 is the fifth-highest individual score in Vijay Hazare Trophy history, surpassing Yashasvi Jaiswal's 203.
• He built a 261-run partnership with captain Biplab Samantray, who also scored a century.
• Despite Samal's heroics, Odisha lost the match as Saurashtra chased 345 runs with Sammak Gajjar (132) leading the chase.

Why It Matters: IPL snub fuels Swastik Samal to a historic double century, though his team lost.