Goa’s Kashyap Bakle, Snehal Kauthankar make Ranji Trophy history with highest-ever partnership

Goa batters Snehal Kauthankar and Kashyap Bakle have created history in the Ranji Trophy. The duo registered the highest-ever partnership in the history of the Ranji Trophy and also broke a few individual records with their stellar partnership.

Snehal Kauthankar and Kashyap Bakle achieved the feat for Goa in the ongoing game against Plate Group match against Arunachal Pradesh. The match between the two teams is taking place at the Goa Cricket Association Academy in Porvorim.

Snehal Kauthankar and Kashyap Bakle stitched a partnership with a 606* in 448 balls, which was the second-highest-ever partnership in all FC cricket

The duo joined hands after Goa lost both the openers Ishaan Gadekar and Suyash Prabhudessai (73). However, after that, they didn’t look back as they made Arunachal Pradesh bowlers look clueless with their magnificent batting effort and made sure the team didn’t lose any more wickets.

Kauthankar and Bakle stitched a partnership with a 606* in 448 balls. This was the second-highest-ever partnership in all FC cricket and the highest ever in the history of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25. The record partnership belongs to Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardena, who slammed 624 runs, which is the highest-ever partnership in FC cricket.

Snehal Kauthankar and Kashyap Bakle slammed their respective triple centuries

Kauthankar and Bakle also slammed their respective triple centuries as well, which was the 2nd and 3rd quickest triple tons by Indians. This was also the second time two batters hit triple tons in the same innings as a Ranji Trophy match. Tamil Nadu’s WV Raman and Arjun Kripal Singh had struck 313 and 302 runs, respectively, against Goa in 1989.

While Bakle got to his triple century in 269 deliveries, Kauthankar ended with the innings unbeaten on 314 off 215 deliveries. Their staggering partnership with the bat saw Goa registering a 643-run first-innings lead for their side, having bundled out Arunachal Pradesh for just 84 runs.

Thanks to their heroics with the bat, Goa posted a first-innings total of 727. This was the second-highest score in the Plate division, sitting only below Meghalaya’s 826 for seven against Sikkim in 2018. Overall in the history of the Ranji Trophy, this was the ninth-highest total.

After posting a total of 727 runs on the board, Goa came up with a massive effort with the ball. They wrapped up the innings of Arunachal Pradesh for just 92 runs to win the game by the massive margin of an innings and 551 runs.

Lakshay Garg was the pick of the bowlers as he bagged four wickets while Deepraj Gaonkar and Keith Pinto picked two scalps each. For Goa, Nabam Abo was the top batter for his team as he ended with an innings of 31 runs off 30 balls, slamming five fours and one six.

Highest Ranji Trophy partnerships, Kashyap Bakle and Snehal Kauthankar script history

Highest Ranji Trophy partnerships

606* – Kashyap Bakle and Snehal Kauthankar – Goa v Arunachal Pradesh – 2024-25*

594* – Swapnil Sugale and Ankeet Bawane – Maharashtra v Delhi- 2016/17

577 – Vijay Hazare and Gul Mohammad – Baroda v Holkar – 1946-47