Mumbai Batsmen Tushar Deshpande and Tanush Kotian write their names in the record books as they produced a record partnership for the 10th wicket in the Ranji Trophy Quarter-final against Baroda on Tuesday. Both the batsmen also smashed successive centuries in a quick time to put the team in a commendable position.

Records galore in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final

Mumbai all-rounders Tanush Kotian and Tushar Deshpande scripted history as they became only the second No. 10 and No. 11 pair in First-Class history to record centuries in the same innings at BKC ground in Mumbai.

The duo is just the second pair after Chandu Sarwate and Shute Banerjee to record First-Class centuries as No. 10 and No. 11 in the same innings. Sarwate and Banerjee achieved the feat in a Surrey vs Indians match at the Oval in 1946.

Teaming up for the last wicket in Mumbai’s second essay at 337 for nine overnight, Kotian and Deshpande forged a gritty stand to help Mumbai bat Baroda out of the game, having earned a 36-run first-innings lead.

Kotian and Deshpande added 232 runs for the 10th wicket and only the third time an Indian pair has managed a 200-plus stand for the last wicket. Kotian reached his century first in 115 balls with nine fours and three sixes. Deshpande followed suit in 112 deliveries, an innings comprising eight fours and six maximums, as both batters secured their maiden First-Class hundreds.

Deshpande also became just the third Indian batter to score a First-Class hundred while batting at no. 11 and eclipsed Banerjee’s 121 to register the highest FC score by an Indian number 11 batter. Deshpande eventually holed out on 123 with the partnership ending at 232, one shy of the Ranji Trophy record.

The record partnership has almost ensured Mumbai’s semifinal qualification as the side also held a first-innings lead of 36 runs. Mumbai will face Tamil Nadu, which beat Saurashtra, in the semifinal.

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