Three or more Karnataka batsmen scoring centuries in an innings in Ranji Trophy
Three Karnataka batsmen – RV Uthappa {128], KK Nair {145} and STR Binny {156} – scored centuries against Assam at Bandra Kurla Complex. Mumbai, In the just concluded Ranji Trophy match to provide the 16th occasion of three or more Karnataka batsmen scoring centuries in an innings in a Ranji Trophy match. All such occasions are listed below. I am indebted to Sri C Keshavamurthy, Statistician from Karnataka – “a Dada in Domestic cricket” – for providing me the stats table
| No | Score | Batsmen | Opposition | Venue | Season | Total |
| 1 | 115 | RMH Binny | Delhi | Delhi | 1981/82 | 705 |
| 124 | BP Patel | |||||
| 116 | SMH Kirmani | |||||
| 113 | RD Khanwilkar | |||||
| 2 | 267 | Arjun Raja | Bengal | Calcutta | 1990/91 | 791-6d |
| 112 | SMH Kirmani | |||||
| 134 | R Dravid | |||||
| 119* | KA Jeshwanth | |||||
| 3 | 106 | SMH Kirmani | Goa | Gulbarga | 1987/88 | 525-6d |
| 144 | BP Patel | |||||
| 101* | RMH Binny | |||||
| 4 | 138 | Arjun Raja | Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore | 1990/91 | 716-6d |
| 161 | SMH Kirmani | |||||
| 259* | KA Jeshwanth | |||||
| 5 | 128 | R Dravid | Kerala | Bijapur | 1991/92 | 603-8d |
| 150 | SMH Kirmani | |||||
| 154* | A Kumble | |||||
| 6 | 166 | S Somasundar | Tamilnadu | Bhadravati | 1995/96 | 716 |
| 122 | Vijay R Bharadwaj | |||||
| 174 | K Sriram | |||||
| 7 | 104 | J Arunkumar | Uttar Pradesh | Bangalore | 1997/98 | 617-9d |
| 122 | Vijay R Bharadwaj | |||||
| 215 | R Dravid | |||||
| 8 | 162 | RV Uthappa | Mad Pradesh | Bangalore | 2004/05 | 619-5d |
| 283 | RL Barrington | |||||
| 104 | S Somasundar | |||||
| 9 | 102 | KB Pawan | Maharashtra | Ratnagiri | 2007/08 | 545-9d |
| 122 | KT Yeregoud | |||||
| 135* | B Chipli | |||||
| 10 | 134 | KB Pawan | Bengal | Mysore | 2009/10 | 523-9d |
| 157 | AA Verma | |||||
| 108* | CM Gautam | |||||
| 11 | 152 | KB Pawan | Maharashtra | Poona | 2009/10 | 553-4d |
| 150* | AA Verma | |||||
| 141 | G Satish | |||||
| 12 | 190 | G Satish | Uttar Pradesh | Shimoga | 2011/12 | 561-5 |
| 102 | AA Verma | |||||
| 189 | STR Binny | |||||
| 13 | 100 | RV Uthappa | Uttar Pradesh | Bangalore | 2013/14 | 349 |
| 100 | KK Nair | |||||
| 100 | CM Gautam | |||||
| 14 | 188 | KL Rahul | Tamil Nadu | Mumbai | 2014/15 | 762 |
| 328 | Nair KK | |||||
| 105* | R Vinay Kumar | |||||
| 15 | 119 | SA Bhavane | Bengal | Bangalore | 2015/16 | 537-9d |
| 126 | KK Nair | |||||
| 139 | RS Gopal | |||||
| 16 | 128 | RV Uthappa | Assam | Mumbai | 2016/17 | 570-9d |
| 145 | KK Nair | |||||
| 156 | STR Binny |
It is interesting to note that during the last four consecutive seasons – 2013/14 to 2016/17 – Karnataka batsmen have accomplished the feat. The performance is listed below. KK Nair has figured as one of the batsman in all these four seasons
| No | Score | Batsmen | Opposition | Venue | Season | Total |
| 1 | 100 | RV Uthappa | Uttar Pradesh | Bangalore | 2013/14 | 349 |
| 100 | KK Nair | |||||
| 100 | CM Gautam | |||||
| 2 | 188 | KL Rahul | Tamil Nadu | Mumbai | 2014/15 | 762 |
| 328 | KK Nair | |||||
| 105* | R Vinay Kumar | |||||
| 3 | 119 | SA Bhavane | Bengal | Bangalore | 2015/16 | 537-9d |
| 126 | KK Nair | |||||
| 139 | RS Gopal | |||||
| 4 | 128 | RV Uthappa | Assam | Mumbai | 2016/17 | 570-9d |
| 145 | KK Nair | |||||
| 156 | STR Binny |