New Delhi: Goa batsman Kashyap Bakler and Sneha Kotankar made history ranji trophyset an incredible new record with an unbeaten third-wicket partnership of 606 runs, the highest in the tournament’s storied 90-year history.
Both Buckle (300*) and Courtankar (314*) remained unbeaten as Goa declared their first innings at 727/2 on Thursday arunachal pradesh (84 all out) in a Cricket League match at Provolim, Goa.
The unbroken 606-run partnership between Kotankar and Bhakir is now the second-highest total in first-class cricket history, behind Sri Lanka legends Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene in 2006 A 624-run partnership in the Test match against South Africa.
Ranji’s all-time highest partnership record of 594* was achieved when Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawne batted together for Maharashtra against Delhi in the 2016-17 season.
Bakker and Kotankar displayed extraordinary resilience, skill and determination to frustrate their opponents and etched their names in the history books. This historic achievement places them among the legends of the Ranji Trophy.
Notably, this was only the second time in history that Ranji scored two triple centuries in the same innings. The first such instance occurred in the 1989-90 season when Tamil Nadu Sivrahman and AG Kripal Singh Smashing three hundreds against Goa.
Earlier on day one, Goa pacers Arjun TendulkarThe son of Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar took five wickets for the first time in first-class cricket on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old left-arm seamer posted impressive figures of 5 for 25 in nine overs, including a three-over debut. The achievement came in his 17th first-class match as Arjun took the lead in dismantling Arunachal Pradesh’s batting line-up.
