Tanmay Agarwal, Hyderabad’s opening batter, hit 366 runs off 181, including 26 sixes and 34 boundaries.
The Ranji Trophy 2023/24 Plate Group game between Hyderabad and Arunachal Pradesh featured a record-breaking triple-ton innings at the NexGen Cricket Ground in Hyderabad.
Tanmay Agarwal, Hyderabad’s opening batter, hit 366 runs off 181, including 26 sixes and 34 boundaries.
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Agarwal also scored the fastest triple-ton in first-class cricket, putting his team in command after the visitors were bowled out for 172 in 39.4 overs on Friday.
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On the same day, the 28-year-old eclipsed Colin Munro’s previous first-class cricket record of 281 set in 2014-15.
Sunrisers Hyderabad also signed this triple-ton record holder in the Indian Premier League 2017 for a base fee of Rs 10 lakh.
The southpaw batter also set a first-class inning record for sixes, beating Munro’s 23 from the Plunket Sheild League in 2014-15.
Agarwal has also amassed 3899 runs in 56 first-class matches at an average of 42.38, with 12 hundreds to his name, including a triple century.
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