Goan batsmen script the first 600 plus runs partnership in Ranji Trophy which was not noticed by Media, Sports Journalist and Cricket Statisticiana
KU Bakhle and SS Kauthankar of Goa posted an unfinished partnership of 606 runs for the third wicket at Porvorim in the Ranji Trophy in Nov 24 to provide the first occasion of batsmen posting 600 plus runs partnership in the history of Ranji Trophy and also provides the sixth occasion of batsmen posting 500 plus runs partnership in the history of Ranji Trophy
| No | Wkt | Runs | Partners | Teams | Venue | Season |
| 1 | 3 | 606* | KU Bakhle-SS Kauthankar | Goa v Arunachal | Porvorim | 2024/25 |
| 2 | 3 | 594* | SM Gugale-AR Bawne | Maharashtra v Delhi | Wankhede | 2016/17 |
| 3 | 4 | 577 | VS Hazare-Gul Mohammad | Baroda v Holkar | Baroda | 1946/47 |
| 4 | 3 | 539 | SD Jogiyani-RA Jadeja | Saurashtra v Gujarat | Surat | 2012/13 |
| 5 | 4 | 538 | Babul Kumar-S Gan | Bihar v Mizoram | Kolkata | 2021/22 |
| 6 | 5 | 520* | CA Pujara-RA Jadeja | Saurashtra v Orissa | Rajkot | 2008/09 |
KU Bakhle-SS Kauthankar of Goa posted an unfinished partnership of 606 runs for the third wicket at Porvorim in the Ranji Trophy in Nov 24 not only constitutes a record partnership for any wicket in Ranji Trophy but also constitutes a record partnership for the third wicket in the Ranji Trophy. The previous best partnership for any wicket and for the third wicket was 594 runs unfinished partnerships between SM Gugale and AR Bawne of Maharashtra and Delhi at Wankhere in 2016-17
| No | Wkt | Runs | Partners | Teams | Venue | Season |
| 1 | 3 | 606* | KU Bakhle-SS Kauthankar | Goa v Arunachal | Porvorim | 2024/25 |
| 2 | 3 | 594* | SM Gugale-AR Bawne | Maharashtra v Delhi | Wankhede | 2016/17 |
This record partnership went unnoticed by Cricket statisticians including me and sports correspondents and media as we were busy in covering Australia-India Test Seroes in Australia.
KU Bakhle-SS Kauthankar of Goa posted an unfinished partnership of 606 runs for the third wicket at Porvorim in the Ranji Trophy in Nov 24 to provide the second occasion of batsmen posting 600 plus runs partnership in the history of first class cricket and also provides the 17th occasion of batsmen posting 500 plus runs partnership in the history of first class cricket
| No | Wkt | Runs | Partners | Teams | Venue | Season |
| 1 | 3 | 624 | KC Sangakkara -M Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Col-SSC | 2006 |
| 2 | 3 | 606* | KU Bakhle-SS Kauthankar | Goa v Arunachal | Porvorim | 2024/25 |
| 3 | 3 | 594* | SM Gugale-AR Bawne | Maharashtra v Delhi | Wankhede | 2016/17 |
| 4 | 2 | 580 | R Mohmand-A Sajjad | WPD Aut v SS Gas Corpn | Sheikhupura | 2009/10 |
| 5 | 4 | 577 | VS Hazare-Gul Mohammad | Baroda v Holkar | Baroda | 1946/47 |
| 6 | 2 | 576 | ST Jayasuriya-RS Mahanama | Sri Lanka v India | Col-RPs | 1997 |
| 7 | 4 | 574* | CL Walcott-FMM Worrell | Barbados v Trinidad | Port of Spain | 1945/46 |
| 8 | 1 | 561 | Waheed Mirza-Mansoor Akhtar | Karachi Whites v Quetta | Karachi | 1976/77 |
| 9 | 1 | 555 | P Holmes-H Sutcliffe | Yorkshire v Essex | Leyton | 1932 |
| 10 | 1 | 554 | JT Brown -J Tunnicliffe | Yorkshire v Derbyshire | Chesterfield | 1898 |
| 11 | 3 | 539 | SD Jogiyani-RA Jadeja | Saurashtra v Gujarat | Surat | 2012/13 |
| 12 | 4 | 538 | Babul Kumar-S Gan | Bihar v Mizoram | Kolkata | 2021/22 |
| 13 | 3 | 523 | MA Carberry-ND McKenzie | Hampshire v Yorkshire | Southampton | 2011 |
| 14 | 5 | 520* | CA Pujara-RA Jadeja | Saurashtra v Orissa | Rajkot | 2008/09 |
| 15 | 1 | 503 | RGL Carters-AJ Finch | Australia XI v New Zealanders | Sydney | 2015/16 |
| 16 | 4 | 502* | FMM Worrell-JDC Goddard | Barbados v Trinidad | Bridgetown | 1943/44 |
| 17 | 3 | 501 | AN Petersen-AG Prince | Lancashire v Glamorgan | olwyn Bay | 2015 |