Ranji Trophy: Mizoram’s Chinmay Sutar Becomes Second Indian Batter to Score 400 in First-Class Cricket
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Mizoram batter Chinmay Sutar scored an unbeaten 400 against Nagaland on Monday, becoming only the second Indian batter to reach the quadruple-century mark in first-class cricket during a Ranji Trophy Plate Group match in Sovima.
The left-hander achieved the feat at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium, surpassing Prithvi Shaw’s 379 to register the second-highest individual score in Ranji Trophy history. Only Bhausaheb Nimbalkar’s unbeaten 443 for Maharashtra against Kathiawar in Pune during the 1948-49 season stands higher.
Sutar Reaches 400 as Mizoram Declare at 581/9
Sutar reached the landmark in the 155th over after resuming from 392 at tea. He faced 517 balls, hitting 46 fours and seven sixes in a marathon innings that rescued Mizoram after a late collapse.
Mizoram, who had finished the opening day at 331/5, slipped to 391/9 on the second day before Sutar found an unlikely partner in last man Lalrempuia Chhakchhuak.
Sutar was on 231 when Chhakchhuak walked in. The pair then added an unbeaten 190 runs for the tenth wicket, helping Mizoram declare at 581/9.
Their stand ranks as the third-highest last-wicket partnership in Ranji Trophy history, falling 43 runs short of the record 233-run stand between Ajay Sharma and Maninder Singh for Delhi against Mumbai in the 1991-92 season.
Sutar Joins Lara, Bradman in Elite List
With his unbeaten 400, Sutar became only the tenth batter to score at least 400 runs in a first-class innings, joining a select group that includes Brian Lara and Don Bradman.
Lara holds the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, having made an unbeaten 501 for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994. He also scored 400 not out for the West Indies against England in a Test match in 2004.
Pakistan’s Hanif Mohammad came close to the 500-run mark in 1959, scoring 499 for Karachi against Bahawalpur.
From Mumbai Cricket to Ranji Record Books
Sutar made his Ranji Trophy debut for Mizoram last week against Manipur after securing a no-objection certificate from the Mumbai Cricket Association. He scored 35 and 99, falling one run short of a century in the second innings as Mizoram lost by three wickets.
Previously, he represented Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and helped MSC Maratha Royals defend their Mumbai T20 League title in June, scoring 212 runs in six innings at a strike rate of nearly 120.
