Mumbai quick bowler Tushar Deshpande, who performs for Chennai Super Kings within the Indian Premier League (IPL), made historical past on Tuesday as he slammed an excellent century at No. 11 in the course of the Ranji Trophy match in opposition to Baroda. Deshpande ended up scoring 123 off 129 balls – the best rating by an Indian No. 11 batter in first-class cricket. The document beforehand belonged to Shute Banerjee who scored 121 whereas batting at No. 11 for India throughout a tour match in opposition to Surrey in the course of the tour of England in 1946.

Multiple data tumbled on Tuesday as Tanush Kotian and Deshpande grew to become the primary No. 10 and No. 11 batters to attain centuries within the historical past of Ranji Trophy. Both batters regarded in superb contact as they ended up including a large 232 runs for the ultimate wicket within the Ranji Trophy quarter-final.

The partnership ended when Deshpande was dismissed whereas Kotian remained unbeaten on 120 off 129 deliveries. From 337/9, the pair was capable of take Mumbai to a mammoth complete of 569.

While this was a primary in Ranji Trophy, Kotian and Deshpande had been the second pair to realize this feat in first-class cricket. Back in 1946, Chandu Sarwate and Shute Banerjee had been the primary No.10 and No. 11 pairs to attain centuries throughout a tour-match for India in opposition to English county facet Surrey.

Overall, this was additionally the third time that an Indian batting pair was in a position so as to add 200 runs or extra for the ultimate wicket.  Sarwate and Banerjee added 249 runs whereas the duo of Ajay Sharma and Maninder Singh added 233 runs for the ultimate wicket in opposition to Bombay within the 1991-92 Ranji Trophy semifinal.