Twins – Aprajith and Indrajit – score double centuries in Duleep Trophy – earns the distinction of becoming the first twins to accomplish the feat
Twin brothers from Tamilnadu – B Aparajith and B Indrajit – entered the record books of Duleep Trophy as twin brothers to score double century in the history of Duleep Trophy. B Aparajit had scored 212 for South Zone against West Zone at Chennai in Oct 2013. B Indrajit emulated him by scoring 200 for India Red against India Blue at Kanpur in Sep 2017
The twib brothers were born 26 minutes apart to Dr.TN Baba couples who was the former Media Manager of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
No | Player | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
1 | B Aparajith | 212 | South Zone | v West Zone | Chennai | 03 Oct 2013 |
2 | B Indrajith | 200 | India Red | v India Blue | Kanpur | 13 Sep 2017 |
B Indrajith’s 200 provide the 46th occasion of a batsman scoring a double century in Duleep Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below. Hanumanth Singh has the credit of scoring the first every double century in the Duleep Trophy.
He scored 210 for Central Zone against South Zone at Lal Bahadur Shastry Grounds Hyderabad in Nov 1964
No | Player | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
1 | Hanumant Singh | 210 | Central Zone | v South Zone | Hyd-LBS | 14 Nov 1964 |
2 | AL Wadekar | 229 | West Zone | v East Zone | Kolkata | 04 Feb 1965 |
3 | AA Baig | 224* | South Zone | v North Zone | Delhi | 29 Oct 1966 |
4 | MAK Pataudi | 200 | South Zone | v West Zone | Mumbai (BS) | 28 Oct 1967 |
5 | SM Gavaskar | 228 | West Zone | v South Zone | Vadodara | 30 Oct 1976 |
6 | M Amarnath | 207 | North Zone | v East Zone | Mumbai (BS) | 08 Oct 1982 |
7 | M Azharuddin | 226 | South Zone | v Central Zone | Jamadoba | 06 Jan 1984 |
8 | LS Rajput | 221 | West Zone | v North Zone | Trivandrum | 11 Oct 1985 |
9 | J Arun Lal | 214 | East Zone | v Central Zone | Pune | 20 Oct 1986 |
10 | J Arun Lal | 287 | East Zone | v West Zone | Pune | 25 Oct 1986 |
11 | SV Manjrekar | 278 | West Zone | v Central Zone | Nagpur | 15 Oct 1987 |
12 | LS Rajput | 275 | West Zone | v Central Zone | Nagpur | 15 Oct 1987 |
13 | R Lamba | 320 | North Zone | v West Zone | Bhilai | 21 Oct 1987 |
14 | AD Gaekwad | 216 | West Zone | v North Zone | Bhilai | 21 Oct 1987 |
15 | PK Amre | 240* | Central Zone | v North Zone | Visakhapatnam | 30 Dec 1989 |
16 | RB Parikh | 218 | West Zone | v South Zone | Bengaluru | 30 Dec 1989 |
17 | VG Kambli | 208 | West Zone | v East Zone | Mumbai | 15 Jan 1992 |
18 | V Yadav | 201 | North Zone | v South Zone | Surat | 15 Jan 1992 |
19 | A Jadeja | 264 | North Zone | v Central Zone | Vadodara | 10 Oct 1993 |
20 | AK Sharma | 202 | North Zone | v Central Zone | Guwahati | 03 Nov 1994 |
21 | SS Bhave | 292 | West Zone | v South Zone | Rourkela | 30 Nov 1994 |
22 | WV Raman | 250* | South Zone | v West Zone | Rourkela | 30 Nov 1994 |
23 | Bantoo Singh | 214 | North Zone | v East Zone | Kolkata | 30 Nov 1994 |
24 | SS Karim | 200* | East Zone | v West Zone | Nagpur | 21 Oct 1995 |
25 | AA Muzumdar | 209 | West Zone | v North Zone | Indore | 19 Nov 1995 |
26 | V Sehwag | 274 | North Zone | v South Zone | Agartala | 01 Dec 1999 |
27 | D Mongia | 201 | North Zone | v South Zone | Vijayawada | 04 Jan 2001 |
28 | VVS Laxman | 217 | South Zone | v West Zone | Surat | 18 Jan 2001 |
29 | D Mongia | 208 | North Zone | v Central Zone | Delhi | 25 Jan 2001 |
30 | GK Khoda | 300* | Central Zone | v South Zone | Panaji | 01 Feb 2001 |
31 | Yuvraj Singh | 209 | North Zone | v South Zone | Faridabad | 12 Mar 2002 |
32 | V Rathour | 249 | North Zone | v East Zone | Delhi | 26 Mar 2002 |
33 | Y Venugopal Rao | 228* | South Zone | v England A | Gurgaon | 21 Feb 2004 |
34 | A Chopra | 205* | North Zone | v East Zone | Rajkot | 11 Feb 2008 |
35 | M Manhas | 205* | North Zone | v East Zone | Rajkot | 11 Feb 2008 |
36 | S Badrinath | 200 | South Zone | v North Zone | Rajkot | 29 Jan 2009 |
37 | M Kaif | 202* | Central Zone | v East Zone | Amritsar | 19 Jan 2010 |
38 | AM Nayar | 259 | West Zone | v North Zone | Rajkot | 26 Jan 2010 |
39 | YK Pathan | 210* | West Zone | v South Zone | Hyd-RGS | 02 Feb 2010 |
40 | MK Pandey | 218 | South Zone | v Central Zone | Hyd-RGS | 26 Jan 2011 |
41 | Yuvraj Singh | 208 | North Zone | v Central Zone | Hyd-RGS | 14 Oct 2012 |
42 | MK Pandey | 213 | South Zone | v West Zone | Chennai | 03 Oct 2013 |
43 | B Aparajith | 212 | South Zone | v West Zone | Chennai | 03 Oct 2013 |
44 | NV Ojha | 217 | Central Zone | v North Zone | Mohali | 22 Oct 2014 |
45 | CA Pujara | 256* | India Blue | v India Red | Greater Noida | 10 Sep 2016 |
46 | B Indrajith | 200 | India Red | v India Blue | Kanpur | 13 Sep 2017 |
D Monga, J Arunlal, LS Rajput, MK Pandey and Yuvraj Singh are the five batsmen who have scored double centuries on two occasions in Duleep Trophy. Their performance is listed below
No | No | Player | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
1 | 1 | D Mongia | 201 | North Zone | v South Zone | Vijayawada | 04 Jan 2001 |
2 | D Mongia | 208 | North Zone | v Central Zone | Delhi | 25 Jan 2001 | |
2 | 1 | J Arun Lal | 214 | East Zone | v Central Zone | Pune | 20 Oct 1986 |
2 | J Arun Lal | 287 | East Zone | v West Zone | Pune | 25 Oct 1986 | |
3 | 1 | LS Rajput | 221 | West Zone | v North Zone | Trivandrum | 11 Oct 1985 |
2 | LS Rajput | 275 | West Zone | v Central Zone | Nagpur | 15 Oct 1987 | |
4 | 1 | MK Pandey | 218 | South Zone | v Central Zone | Hyd-RGS | 26 Jan 2011 |
2 | MK Pandey | 213 | South Zone | v West Zone | Chennai | 03 Oct 2013 | |
5 | 1 | Yuvraj Singh | 209 | North Zone | v South Zone | Faridabad | 12 Mar 2002 |
2 | Yuvraj Singh | 208 | North Zone | v Central Zone | Hyd-RGS | 14 Oct 2012 |
D Mongia and J Arunlal are the two batsmen to score two double centuries in the same season. J Arunlal was the first batsman to accomplish the feat in 1986 and D Mongia emulated him in 2001.
No | No | Player | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
1 | 1 | D Mongia | 201 | North Zone | v South Zone | Vijayawada | 04 Jan 2001 |
2 | D Mongia | 208 | North Zone | v Central Zone | Delhi | 25 Jan 2001 | |
2 | 1 | J Arun Lal | 214 | East Zone | v Central Zone | Pune | 20 Oct 1986 |
2 | J Arun Lal | 287 | East Zone | v West Zone | Pune | 25 Oct 1986 |
MAK Pataudi, S Badrinath, B Indrajith and SS Karim are the four batsmen who have scored exact 200 runs in the tournament. SS Karim remains the only batsman to score 200 and remain not out. The performance of these four batsmen are tabulated below
No | Player | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
1 | MAK Pataudi | 200 | South Zone | v West Zone | Mumbai (BS) | 28 Oct 1967 |
2 | S Badrinath | 200 | South Zone | v North Zone | Rajkot | 29 Jan 2009 |
3 | B Indrajith | 200 | India Red | v India Blue | Kanpur | 13 Sep 2017 |
4 | SS Karim | 200* | East Zone | v West Zone | Nagpur | 21 Oct 1995 |
R Lamba and GK Khoda are the two batsmen who have score triple century in the tournament. R Lamba’s 320 for North Zone against West Zone at Bhilai in Oct 87 is the highest individual score by a batsman in Duleep Trophy. The following table lists the performance of these two batsmen
No | Player | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
1 | R Lamba | 320 | North Zone | v West Zone | Bhilai | 21 Oct 1987 |
2 | GK Khoda | 300* | Central Zone | v South Zone | Panaji | 01 Feb 2001 |