There was a stir in Ranji Trophy, Chinmay Sutar scored unbeaten 400 runs, 78 years old record was shaken.

Delhi: On Monday, 19 October, a feat was witnessed in Indian domestic cricket which created a new place in the history of cricket. Mizoram batsman Chinmay Sutar scored unbeaten 400 runs in the Ranji Trophy Plate Division match against Nagaland. With this, he became the second batsman to score 400 runs in an innings in Indian domestic cricket. Before him, BB Nimbalkar of Maharashtra had played an unbeaten inning of 443 runs in 1948.

Chinmay Sutar scored unbeaten 400 runs in 517 balls.

In the match being played at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium in Sovima, Nagaland, left-handed batsman Chinmay Sutar caught everyone's attention with his innings. He scored unbeaten 400 runs facing 517 balls. During this period, 46 fours and 7 sixes came from his bat.

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The special thing about Sutar's innings was that he spent a long time at the crease and kept scoring runs continuously. When Lalrempuiya came to the crease as the last batsman, Sutar was on 231 runs. Even after this, he continued his innings and touched the figure of 400 runs. Mizoram declared the innings after scoring 581 runs for 9 wickets.

Joined the list of legends like Brian Lara and Don Bradman.

Chinmay Sutar has now joined the list of select batsmen who have scored 400 or more runs in an innings in first class cricket. This list includes legendary batsmen like Brian Lara, Don Bradman and Hanif Mohammad.

Breaking 🚨 4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣* RUNS FOR #CHINMAY_SUTAR IN THE #RANJI_TROPHY SEASON 2026-27 Chinmay Sutar smashed 4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣* runs from 5️⃣1️⃣7️⃣ balls including 4️⃣6️⃣ fours & 7️⃣ sixes He is the 2nd batter to complete the iconic milestone in Ranji Trophy history, after BB NIMBALKAR of 4️⃣4️⃣3️⃣*

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The record of playing the biggest innings in first class cricket is in the name of Brian Lara of West Indies. Playing for Warwickshire in 1994, he scored unbeaten 501 runs against Durham. At the same time, Don Bradman played an unbeaten inning of 452 runs for New South Wales against Queensland in 1930.

The first batsman to achieve this feat in India was BB Nimbalkar. Playing for Maharashtra in 1948, he scored unbeaten 443 runs against Kathiawar. Now Sutar has made his place in this special list with 400 runs.

List of batsmen who scored 400 or more runs in first class cricket

Reached the second highest score in Ranji Trophy history

This innings of Chinmay Sutar has also become special in the history of Ranji Trophy. He has reached second place in the list of batsmen who have made the highest individual score in this tournament.

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The record of playing the biggest innings in Ranji Trophy is still in the name of BB Nimbalkar, who scored unbeaten 443 runs. After Sutar's 400 runs, Prithvi Shaw has slipped to third place. Shaw had scored 379 runs for Mumbai against Assam in 2023.

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