Mizoram batter Chinmay Sutar etched his name in the record books on Monday, becoming only the second player to score a quadruple century in Indian domestic cricket. The left-hander reached the milestone against Nagaland in a Ranji Trophy Plate Division match at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium in Sovima.
RANJI TROPHY 2026-27: FULL COVERAGE
Sutar joined an exclusive club of batters to have crossed the 400-run mark in a single innings, alongside legends such as Brian Lara and Don Bradman. Before him, Maharashtra’s BB Nimbalkar had scored an unbeaten 443 against Kathiawar in Pune in 1948.
The landmark knock came after an impressive start to his Ranji Trophy career. In his debut appearance, Sutar had narrowly missed out on a century, falling for 99 after being run out. Before joining Mizoram, he represented Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Sutar’s marathon innings featured 46 fours and seven sixes. He was on 231 when Lalrempuia arrived at the crease as the final batter, and continued to pile on the runs before Mizoram declared at 581 for nine. Sutar remained unbeaten on 400 off 517 deliveries.
BATTERS TO HIT 400 IN FIRST-CLASS CRICKET
- BC Lara – 501* for Warwickshire vs Durham, Birmingham, 2 June 1994
- Hanif Mohammad – 499 for Karachi vs Bahawalpur, Karachi, 8 January 1959
- DG Bradman – 452* for NSW vs Queensland, Sydney, 3 January 1930
- BB Nimbalkar – 443* for Maharashtra vs Kathiawar, Pune, 16 December 1948
- WH Ponsford – 437 for Victoria vs Queensland, Melbourne, 16 December 1927
- WH Ponsford – 429 for Victoria vs Tasmania, Melbourne, 2 February 1923
- Aftab Baloch – 428 for Sind vs Baluchistan, Karachi, 18 February 1974
- AC MacLaren – 424 for Lancashire vs Somerset, Taunton, 15 July 1895
- SA Northeast – 410* for Glamorgan vs Leicestershire, Leicester, 20 July 2022
- GA Hick – 405* for Worcestershire vs Somerset, Taunton, 5 May 1988
- BC Lara – 400* for West Indies vs England, St John’s, 10 April, 2004
- Chinmay Sutar – 400* for Mizoram vs Nagpur, Sovima, 19 October, 2026
During his incredible knock, Sutar also went past Prithvi Shaw in the all-time list and is now currently second in the standings for the highest scores in Ranji Trophy history. Shaw scored 379 off 383 balls against Assam back in 2023.
HIGHEST SCORES IN RANJI TROPHY HISTORY
- 443* – Bhausaheb Babasaheb Nimbalkar
- 400*- Chinmay Sutar
- 379 – Prithvi Shaw
- 377 – Sanjay Manjrekar
- 366 – M.V. Sridhar
- 366 – Tanmay Agarwal
– Ends
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