In a Ranji Trophy 2024 quarter-final, Tanush Kotian and Tushar Deshpande set the second instance of No.10 and No.11 scoring hundreds in the same first-class innings.
In the quarter-finals of the 2024 Ranji Trophy held at the Bandra Kurla Complex Ground in Mumbai, the hosts scored 384 points and defeated Baroda by 348 runs. The first innings lead was enough to secure a place in the semi-finals, so Mumbai continued to fight and were 337-9 when number 11 Tushar Deshpande joined number 10 Tanush Kotian.
The pair batted in the 40th over with Ninad Ratwa taking Deshpande to a catch to Lukman Meriwala. Kotian’s unbeaten mark of 120 included 10 fours and four sixes, while Deshpande’s unbeaten mark of 123 included 10 fours and eight sixes. Both faced his 129 pitches each.
This is the second time in first-class cricket thatnumbers 10 and 11 have scored hundreds in the same innings. In 1946, against Surrey at the Oval, Chandu Sarwate scored 124 points without an out and Shute Banerjee scored 121 points, raising the Indians’ record on the road from 205 wins to 9 losses to 454 points. Ta.
In this case, Mumbai finished with 569 points after Kotian and Deshpande added 232 points. This ishis third-best last wicket standings for an Indian pair and his sixth-highest total.
Sarwate and Banerjee’s 249 runs remains an Indian record and the second all-time record, while Ajay Sharma and Maninder Singh’s 233 runs in Delhi vs Bombay at the Wankhede Stadium in 1991-92 Ranji Trophy record and fifth best time of all time.
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Fourth place goes to Kent’s Frank Woolley and Arthur Fielder’s 235 at Amblecote in 1909. Third place goes to Aqeel Arshad and Ali Raza of Lahore Whites with 239 against Hyderabad in Lahore in 2004/05.
However, the world record still belongs to Alan Kippax and Hal Hooker, who defeated New South Wales by a wide margin, 113-9 to 420, for 307 wins in Melbourne in 1928/29. This partnership inspired John Reilly to write the book.
Among No. 11 players, Deshpande’s 123 is the highest by an Indian player and the fourth highest overall. Meanwhile, among No. 10 players, Kotian’s 120 not out is his fifth highest score for an Indian player and his fourth highest score among all-time players. -class cricket player.
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Chasing 606 points, Baroda finished with 121-3. So, the match ended in a draw and Mumbai booked a spot in the semi-finals by scoring higher in the first innings.
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