Fastest Triple Hundreds in Ranji Trophy

It is very difficult for any batsman to score a triple century in a cricket match, but on the second day of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 match between Goa and Arunachal Pradesh, not one but two batsmen have created a great record of scoring a triple century. Goa batter Snehal Kauthankar and Kashyap Bakle remained unbeaten on 314* and 314* respectively. Together these two batsmen hit 6 sixes and 84 fours. Goa declared its innings by scoring a huge score of 727 runs in the first innings.

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Here are the top 5 batsmen who smashed fastest triple hundreds in the history of Ranji Trophy.

Ranji Trophy | Fastest Triple Hundreds

1. Tanmay Agarwal vs Arunachal Pradesh (2023/24) | 147 Balls

Hyderabad batter Tanmay Agarwal bashed an unbeaten 323 off just 160 balls against Arunachal Pradesh during their Plate Group game in the Ranji Trophy 2023-24. Tanmay took 147 balls 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.

Agarwal also shattered a 39-year-old record held by Indian legend Ravi Shastri along the way by also scoring the fastest double-hundred in first-class cricket in 119 deliveries.

2. Snehal Kauthankar vs Arunachal Pradesh (2024/25) | 205 Balls

Snehal Kauthankar scored a triple century in just 205 balls during a Ranji Trophy plate group match between Goa and Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday. This is the second fastest triple century in the history of Indian first-class cricket. The 29-year-old Kauthankar went past his previous best of 250 from last week’s game against Mizoram and reached his maiden triple hundred.

Kauthankar now stands third on the all-time First Class list, with only South Africa’s Marco Marais standing between him and Agarwal with a 191-ball triple ton for Border against Eastern Province in 2017-18.

3. Kashyap Bakle vs Arunachal Pradesh (2024/25) | 269 Balls

Kashyap Bakle brought up his triple hundred from 269 deliveries, an innings laced with 39 fours and two sixes in the same match where Snehal Kauthankar also smashed a triple ton. It was the third-fastest triple ton by an Indian in First-Class cricket.  Bakle and Kauthankar also became only the second pair in First Class history to record a 600-plus partnership with their unbroken 606* in only 448 balls, bettering the Ranji Trophy record.

4. Kedar Jadhav vs Uttar Pradesh (2012) | 285 Balls

Kedar Jadhav slammed a 285-ball triple century for Maharashtra against Uttar Pradesh in a Ranji Trophy clash in Pune in November 2012. Jadhav came in to bat at No. 4 and played a terrific knock. The right-handed batter ended up scoring 327 off just 312 balls against Uttar Pradesh. His 524-minute stay at the crease saw him strike 54 fours and two sixes. Jadhav’s exceptional innings ended when he was stumped off Piyush Chawla’s bowling.

5. Punit Bisht vs Sikkim (2018/19) | 291 Balls

Meghalaya keeper-batter Punit Bisht hammered a triple hundred off 291 balls in a Ranji Trophy match against Sikkim in Bhubaneswar in the 2018-19 season. After Meghalaya won the toss and fielded first, their bowlers did a great job of restricting Sikkim to 219 despite Milind Kumar’s 117. Bisht then scored a superb triple ton as Meghalaya responded with 826/7 declared.

Coming in at No. 4, Bisht struck 343 off 332 balls, slamming 53 fours and a six. He featured in a mammoth 433-run stand for the third wicket with Raj Biswa (175) and added 161 for the fourth wicket with Yogesh Nagar (148).