Hyderabad batter Tanmay Agarwal bashed an unbeaten 323 off just 160 balls against Arunachal Pradesh during their Plate Group game in the Ranji Trophy. As a result, the hosts smashed 529 in just 48 overs, at a run rate of 11.02. Below are some of the stats highlights from the annihilation.
147 Balls needed for Tanmay to complete his triple century. It is the fastest-recorded triple ton in the history of first-class cricket by balls taken, breaking the record held by Marco Marais off 191 balls for Border against Eastern Province in 2017.
Tanmay's milestone was reached in 183 minutes, making it the second quickest by time taken - behind only Denis Compton's triple ton in 181 minutes (261 balls) for MCC against North Eastern Transvaal in 1948.
119 Balls taken by Tanmay for his double century. It is the fastest by an Indian in first-class cricket by balls taken (where known), bettering the record that Ravi Shastri held with his double hundred off 123 balls against Baroda in 1985.
Tanmay's double is also the second-fastest in first-class cricket, only behind Shafiqullah's 89-ball effort for Kabul Region against Boost Region in 2018.
26 Sixes by Tanmay during his triple century are the most by any batter in a first-class innings, surpassing the 23 by Colin Munro during his 281 against Central Districts in 2015. Tanmay's 26 sixes are also the most by any batter in a first-class match, bettering the 24 by Shafiqullah against Boost Region in 2018, which included 22 sixes from his unbeaten 200.
292 Runs scored by Tanmay through boundaries during his innings. These are the second-most boundary runs scored by any batter in a first-class innings, behind Lara's 308 during his 501* against Durham in 1994.
366 Tanmay's score against Arunachal is now the joint-fourth highest by an individual in the Ranji Trophy. It is also the joint-highest for Hyderabad in first-class cricket, equaling MV Sridhar, who also made 366 against Andhra in 1994.
323* Tanmay's score at the end of the first day. These are the seventh-most runs scored by any batter in a single day's play in first-class cricket, and the highest since Brian Lara's 390 on the final day of the 1994 County Championship match against Durham.
Tanmay is also the first batter from India to score 300-plus runs in a single day's play in first-class cricket. Virender Sehwag's 284 on day two of the Brabourne Test against Sri Lanka in 2009 were the previous most scored by an Indian in a day's play.
701 Runs scored by Hyderabad and Arunachal Pradesh on Friday are the second-most in a single day's play in first-class cricket. The record is the 721 on the first day between Essex and Australians at Southend-on-Sea in 1948. The touring Australia team had scored all those 721 runs on the first day of that match in 129 overs.
202.2 Tanmay's strike rate during his 366 is the second-highest for any batter in a first-class innings of 200-plus runs (where balls faced data is available). The highest is 224.71 by Shafiqullah, whose unbeaten 200 in 2018 came off just 89 balls.
10.33 Run rate of Hyderabad's innings (615/4 in 59.3 overs) is the highest for any first-class innings (min 300 runs). The previous highest was 7.85 by Nondescripts Cricket Club, who made 372/3 in 47.2 overs against Ace Capital Cricket Club in 2022. The previous highest total where a team scored 10-plus runs an over was 295/2 by Punjab against Services in 1988, which they scored in 28.5 overs at 10.23.
11.13 Run rate of the 449-run opening partnership between Tanmay and Rahul Singh that came off just 40.2 overs. It is the highest run rate for any double-century stand in first-class cricket since 2006 (where data is available).
The duo eventually fell only 15 runs short of the highest opening stand in Ranji Trophy history, held by Ravi Sehgal and Raman Lamba with 464 for Delhi against Himachal Pradesh in 1994-95. However, it is now the highest first-class partnership for Hyderabad for any wicket, surpassing the 386 between Akshath Reddy and Hanuma Vihari against Mumbai in 2012.