Stats: Tanmay Agarwal smacks fastest triple-century in first-class cricket

Hyderabad batter Tanmay Agarwal etched his name into the history books as he smacked the fastest-ever triple century in the history of First-Class Cricket. The 28-year-old achieved the feat against Arunachal Pradesh in the ongoing Plate game in the Ranji Trophy in Hyderabad. The opener hammered the triple ton in just 147 deliveries as he created a world record.

Previously, the record was held by Marco Marais, who achieved the landmark in 191 deliveries while playing for Border against Eastern Province in the year 2017. Speaking about the encounter, Arunachal Pradesh batted first and got bundled out for just 172 in 39.4 overs. Chama Milind and Kartikeya Kak picked up three wickets each while Tanay Thyagarajan snared two scalps.

It was all about Tanmay then and skipper Rahul Singh’s show from thereon. The former played a magnificent knock of 366 off just 181, which included 34 fours and 26 maximums at a deadly strike-rate of 202.20. Captain Rahul also joined the party as he slammed 185 off 105 with the help of 26 fours and three maximums. Notably, Hyderabad ended Day 1 at a massive total of 529/1 on the board. 

Overall, a mammoth 701 runs were scored on Day 1, which is the second-most in a single day’s play in the history of first-class cricket. Andhra Pradesh-born Tanmay broke multiple records on his way to a scintillating and entertaining triple hundred. Notably, he also shared a massive 449-run opening stand with his skipper Rahul as the duo dismantled Arunachal Pradesh’s bowling line-up. In the end, Hyderabad declared their first innings at a humongous total of 615/4.

Let’s take a look at some of the records created and broken during Hyderabad’s first innings against Arunachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy plate game 2023/24:

147 – Tanmay smacked the fastest-ever triple ton in first-class cricket in just 147 balls. Previously, Marco Marais held the record for hitting one in 191 balls for Border against Easter Province in 2017.

183 – Tanmay reached the triple hundred in 183 minutes, the second quickest in terms of time taken. Previously, Denis Compton’s triple ton came in 181 minutes (261 deliveries) for MCC against North Eastern Transvaal in 1948.

21 – Tanmay hit 21 maximums in his knock, which is the third joint-most by any player in a first-class innings. Colin Munro struck 23 sixes during his knock of 281 against Central Districts in 2015 while Shafiqullah slammed 22 in his knock of 200* against Boost.

701 – 701 runs scored by Hyderabad and Arunachal Pradesh are the second-most in a single day’s play in the history of first-class cricket. The record is 721 runs between Essex and the Australians at Southend-on-Sea in 1948. The touring Australian side had scored all 721 runs on the first day in 129 overs.

2 – Tanmay also became the second Indian batter to hit 300-plus runs in a single day’s play in first-class cricket. Virender Sehwag’s 284 on Day 2 of the Brabourne Test match against Sri Lanka in 2009 was the previous best by an Indian in a day’s play.

2 – Tanmay also registered the second-fastest double-century in 119 deliveries in FC cricket. Previously, Shafiqullah achieved the feat in just 89 balls for Kabul Region against Boost in 2018.

1 – The 28-year-old left-handed Tanmay also smashed the fastest double-ton in 119 balls by an Indian in first-class matches, bettering the record of Ravi Shastri for his double hundred in 123 balls against Baroda in 1985.

449 – Rahul and Tanmay recorded the highest partnership of 449 for Hyderabad for any wicket in first-class games. They surpassed the pair of Akshath Reddy and Hanuma Vihari, who both added 386 runs against Mumbai in 2012.