NEW DELHI: Goa batters Kashyap Bakle and Snehal Kauthankar made historical past within the Ranji Trophy, setting an unbelievable new report with an unbeaten 606-run partnership for the third wicket — the highest-ever within the match’s storied 90-year previous historical past.
Each Bakle (300*) and Kauthankar (314*) remained unbeaten as Goa declared their first innings at 727/2 on Thursday in opposition to Arunachal Pradesh (84 all out) in a Plate League match in Provorim, Goa.
The unbroken 606-run partnership between Kauthankar and Bakle is now the second-highest stand in first-class cricket historical past, surpassed solely by the 624-run partnership between Sri Lankan legends Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene in opposition to South Africa in a 2006 Take a look at match.
The report for the best partnership in Ranji’s historical past beforehand stood at 594*, achieved when Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawne batted collectively for Maharashtra in opposition to Delhi throughout the 2016-17 season.
Bakle and Kauthankar displayed exceptional resilience, talent, and dedication, irritating their opponents and etching their names within the report books. This historic achievement has positioned them among the many legends of the Ranji Trophy.
Remarkably, that is solely the second time in Ranji historical past that two triple centuries have been scored in the identical innings. The primary such occasion occurred within the 1989-90 season, when Tamil Nadu’s WV Raman and AG Kripal Singh slammed triple tons of in opposition to Goa.
Earlier on Day 1, Goa pacer Arjun Tendulkar, son of Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, claimed his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old left-arm seamer completed with spectacular figures of 5 for 25 in 9 overs, which included three maiden overs. This achievement got here in his 17th first-class match, as Arjun spearheaded the collapse of the Arunachal Pradesh batting lineup.
