Goa batters Snehal Kauthankar, Kashyap Bakle score triple hundreds vs Arunachal Pradesh; share the highest ever Ranji Trophy partnership

Goa’s Snehal Kauthankar and Kashyap Bakle reached a sensational triple century to form the highest ever partnership in the history of the Ranji Trophy. Playing in a Ranji Trophy Plate Group match against Arunachal Pradesh, Kauthankar (314* off 215 balls) and Bakle (300* off 269 balls) put together a huge unbeaten partnership of 606 runs for the third wicket, rewriting the record books in First-Class cricket. This monumental partnership took Goa to an impressive first innings total of 727/2, giving them a massive lead of 643 runs over Arunachal Pradesh, who were bowled out for a modest 84 in their first innings.

Kauthankar’s 314* came off just 215 balls, making it the second-fastest triple century by an Indian in first-class cricket. His innings, studded with 43 fours and four sixes, came shortly after he surpassed his previous record of 250, which he scored against Mizoram last week. His triple century was achieved in 205 balls, putting him behind only Hyderabad’s Tanmay Agarwal, who holds the record for the fastest first-class triple century by an Indian and reached the milestone off a whopping 147 balls last season.

Bakle, on the other hand, brought up his three-hundredth off 269 deliveries, making it the third-fastest triple century in the first division by an Indian. His innings included 39 fours and two sixes and served as a solid anchor in a partnership that left the Arunachal bowlers without answers. The Kauthankar-Bakle duo’s 606-run partnership for the third wicket surpassed the previous Ranji Trophy record for the highest partnership over any wicket. It surpassed the 594-run uninterrupted partnership between Maharashtra’s Swapnil Sugale and Ankeet Bawane against Delhi in the 2016-17 season. Their record-breaking effort came off just 448 balls, taking Goa to the ninth-highest Ranji Trophy score of all time.

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

The team’s first-innings total of 727 runs is the second-highest in the Ranji Trophy’s Plate division after Meghalaya’s 826 against Sikkim in 2018. Across all Ranji Trophy groups, Goa’s score now ranks ninth in the history, which is one of the highest. dominant batting displays in recent years.

This exceptional innings was only the second time that two batters scored triple centuries in the same innings of a Ranji Trophy match. The first time was in 1989 when Tamil Nadu’s WV Raman and Arjun Kripal Singh scored 313 and 302 respectively, also against Goa. The historic significance of this achievement was not lost on the crowd in Porvorim, who watched both batters reach the milestone with aggression and finesse, guiding Goa to an almost untouchable position in the match.

The Kauthankar-Bakle partnership of 606* ranks as the second-highest first-class partnership in the world, behind only Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, who set the record with their 624-run stand against South Africa in Colombo in 2006 With their unyielding performances, Kauthankar and Bakle have firmly etched their names in the history of the Ranji Trophy and Indian cricket, setting new benchmarks. set for future generations.