Highest score in Ranji Trophy innings: Full list of highest innings scores in Ranji Trophy

Dixit Bhargav | 13/03/2022
Highest score in Ranji Trophy innings: Full list of highest innings scores in Ranji Trophy

Highest score in Ranji Trophy innings: Jharkhand have posted a gargantuan first innings total at the Eden Gardens.

Jharkhand’s gargantuan batting effort continued on the second day of the ongoing preliminary Ranji Trophy 2021-22 quarter-final against Nagaland in Kolkata.

Resuming from their overnight score of 402/5, Jharkhand scored 367/4 in the 90 overs that were bowled on Day 2. As a result, Jharkhand were at 769/9 in 177 overs at Stumps, Day 2.

Spinner Shahbaz Nadeem, 32, scored a second first-class century and is batting at a career-best score of 123* (223). Nadeem, who hit 14 fours and a six from No. 8, put together a 166-run partnership for the seventh wicket alongside wicket-keeper batter Kumar Kushagra (266).

Needless to say, the highlight of the day was 17-year old Kushagra, who made it a point to convert his maiden first-class century into a authoritative innings at the Eden Gardens.

Batting at 112* at Stumps on Day 1, Kushagra continued to torment the opposition bowlers hitting as many as 37 fours and two sixes at a strike rate of 98.88. Other than playing such an innings in only his third first-class match, Kushagra doing the same in a knockout match speaks highly about his temperament.

Highest score in Ranji Trophy innings (updated list)

Until Jharkhand captain Saurabh Tiwary (29) declares the innings tomorrow morning, Jharkhand have a real chance of posting a record Ranji Trophy total. While the highest-ever innings total (944/6d) in India’s premier domestic tournament is quite afar, Jharkhand can score one of the Top Five highest innings totals in Ranji Trophy on Day 3.

Still 58 runs behind with a lone wicket in hand, one could argue that the aforementioned will be a daunting task. Having said that, given how Jharkhand’s lower-order has batted so far in this match, they would be hopeful of achieving this team record.

Team Score Opposition Year
Hyderabad 944/6d Andhra 1993/94
Tamil Nadu 912/6d Goa 1988/89
Madhya Pradesh 912/8d Karnataka 1945/46
Jharkhand 880 Nagaland 2021/22
Mumbai 855/6d Hyderabad 1990/91
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Jharkhand Jharkhand vs Nagaland Nagaland Ranji Trophy 2021-22

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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