Who can stop Prithvi Shaw? Mumbai's batting sensation yesterday clubbed his fifth hundred in his seventh first-class game as Andhra Pradesh bore the brunt of his brilliance on Day One of the Group C tie at the CSR Sharma college ground in Ongole yesterday. Andhra put Mumbai in and Shaw, 18, didn't seem to worry too much about side's early woes in the form of Jay Bista (4) and one-drop Shreyas Iyer (0) who were dismissed off consecutive balls by pacer Vijay Kumar in the fourth over of the game. The third wicket was vice-captain Suryakumar Yadav who was caught behind off Ayyappa Bandaru for 18 when Mumbai had 64 on the board. Shaw appeared unfazed and reached his half century in 77 balls. At the luncheon interval, Mumbai had reached 104 for three with Shaw on 63 and Siddhesh Lad on 19.

Mumbai's Prithvi Shaw drives against Tamil Nadu in Mumbai last month. Pic/Sameer Markande