Snehal Kauthankar and Kashyap Bakle were unbeaten during the partnership before the team finally declared.
Snehal Kauthankar and Kashyap Bakle formed a record third-wicket partnership during the Ranji Trophy Plate match between Goa and Arunachal Pradesh at the Goa Cricket Association Academy ground, Porvorim. The duo scored a massive 606 runs off 448 deliveries, the most ever scored in a Ranji Trophy innings.
Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawne held this record earlier in this tournament; They made an unbeaten partnership of 594 runs during a match between Maharashtra and Delhi at the Wankhede Stadium in 2016. That was also the third partnership between the duo, which held this record for about eight years.
Top partnerships in Ranji Trophy
Snehal Kauthankar and Kashyap Bakle were unbeaten during the partnership before the team finally declared. Overall, it was the second-highest partnership in first-class cricket, with the highest being held by Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene.
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The Sri Lankan duo stitched a stand of 624 runs during a Test match against South Africa in Colombo in 2006 in Colombo. Goa batsmen fell 19 runs short of creating a world record and had a chance to do so, but the team declared the innings to achieve a result and gain valuable points.
Snehal Kauthankar hits third fastest triple century and Kashyap Bakle ninth fastest
During the innings, Snehal Kauthankar and Kashyap Bakle registered triple tons on their way to a record against Arunachal Pradesh. Snehal Kauthankar reached the third-fastest triple century in first-class cricket, reaching the milestone in 205 deliveries.
Meanwhile, Kashyap Bakle took 269 balls to complete his triple century, the ninth-fastest in First-Class cricket. In fact, it was a record-breaking match, as several records were set and broken throughout their stay.
Fastest triple centuries in first-class cricket
Snehal remained unbeaten on 314 runs off just 215 deliveries, including 45 boundaries and four maximums. Kashyap scored 300 runs in 269 balls, helped by 39 boundaries and two maximums.
It was only the second instance of two batsmen scoring triple centuries in the same innings in first-class cricket after WV Raman (313) and Arjan Kripal Singh (302*) in 1989. Ultimately, Goa finished with 727/2 in 92 overs , enough to give them a comprehensive victory by an innings and 551 runs over Arunachal Pradesh.
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