Goa's Snehal Kauthankar (L) and Kashyap Bakle recorded the highest Ranji Trophy partnership with an unbroke 606-run stand. (X)Goa batter Snehal Kauthankar (314*) and Kashyap Bakle (300*) slammed the second and third-fastest First-Class triple hundreds by Indians during their Ranji Trophy partnership in a plate group match against Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday.
The 29-year-old Kauthankar went past his previous best of 250 from last week’s game against Mizoram and reached his maiden triple hundred in only 205 balls against a hapless Arunachal attack. Powered by 43 fours and four sixes, Kauthankar entered Lunch on Day 2 unbeaten on 305 with his partner Kashyap Bakle on 280 not out.
Last year, Arunachal bore a similar assault from Hyderabad’s Tanmay Agarwal. Agarwal took 147 deliveries to achieve a triple hundred, making it the quickest-ever in all FC history. Agarwal also shattered a 39-year-old record held by Indian legend Ravi Shastri along the way by also scoring the fastest double-hundred in first-class cricket in 119 deliveries.
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Goa batters Kashyap Bakle (300*) & Snehal Kauthankar (314*) have registered the highest-ever partnership in #RanjiTrophy history!
An unbeaten 606 runs for the 3rd wicket in the Plate Group match against Arunachal Pradesh 👏
Scorecard: https://t.co/7pktwKbVeW pic.twitter.com/9vk4U3Aknk
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) November 14, 2024
Incidentally, Kauthankar now stands third on the all-time First Class list, with only South Africa’s Marco Marais standing between him and Agarwal with a 191-ball triple ton for Border against Eastern Province in 2017-18.
Batting in reply to Arunachal’s paltry first-innings 84, Kauthankar walked in at No. 4 and forged a mammoth partnership with Kashyap Bakle who is also nearing in on a triple hundred. Kauthankar went past 200 in only 146 balls, the fourth-quickest in the Ranji Trophy, before motoring towards 300.
Post Lunch, Bakle reached his triple hundred in 269 balls with 39 fours and two sixes as Goa declared at 727/2 in 93 overs, with a whopping 643-run first-innings lead. Interestingly, Bakle’s triple ton followed Kauthankar’s to become the third-fastest by an Indian.
Bakle and Kauthankar also became only the second pair in First Class history to record a 600-plus partnership with their unbroken 606* in only 448 balls. Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara still hold the record (624) for the highest FC stand, achieving it in a Test against South Africa in Colombo.
Highest Ranji Trophy partnerships
606* – Kashyap Bakle and Snehal Kauthankar – Goa v Arunachal Pradesh – 2024-25*
594* – Swapnil Sugale and Ankeet Bawane – Maharashtra v Delhi- 2016/17
577 – Vijay Hazare and Gul Mohammad – Baroda v Holkar – 1946-47
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