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A Mukund of Tamilnadu joined the list of cricketers who have played 100 Ranji Trophy cricketers when he appeared against Railways at Chepauk on 19 Jan 2020 in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season. He became the 45^th cricketer overall to achieve the feat. The following table lists all of them. He made the occasion memorable by scoring a century – 100 not out.

No	154	W Jaffer	1996/97-2019/20
1	145	D Bundela	1995/96-2017/18
2	136	AA Muzumdar	1993/94-2013/14
3	135	M Manhas	1997/98-2016/17
4	126	RR Parida	1994/95-2014/15
5	125	SB Bangar	1993/94-2012/13
6	124	SV Bahutule	1991/92-2012/13
7	123	R Goel	1958/59-1984/85
8	121	SH Kotak	1992/93-2013/14
9	119	YKT Goud	1994/95-2011/12
10	119	JN Shah	2002/03-2018/19
11	117	VA Saxena	1998/99-2018/19
12	117	SB Joshi	1992/93-2010/11
13	117	P Dharmani	1992/93-2010/11
14	115	Yashpal Singh	2001/02-2019/20
15	115	LR Shukla	1997/98-2015/16
16	113	NV Ojha	2000/01-2019/20
17	112	AO Malhotra	1973/74-1994/95
18	112	R Vinay Kumar	2004/05-2019/20
19	111	M Kaif	1997/98-2017/18
20	111	S Badrinath	2000/01-2016/17
21	109	RV Uthappa	2002/03-2019/20
22	109	A Kaypee	1980/81-1999/00
23	109	P Dogra	2001/02-2019/20
24	108	KD Karthik	2002/03-2019/20
25	108	RR Powar	1999/00-2015/16
26	108	S Sharath	1992/93-2007/08
27	107	FY Fazal	2003/04-2019/20
28	107	CC Williams	1995/96-2010/11
29	106	Madan Lal	1968/69-1988/89
30	106	TB Arothe	1985/86-2003/04
31	105	HH Kanitkar	1994/95-2013/14
32	105	SMH Kirmani	1967/68-1993/94
33	105	JJ Martin	1991/92-2009/10
34	104	R Chadha	1967/68-1987/88
35	104	R Bhatia	1999/00-2018/19
36	104	BP Patel	1969/70-1987/88
37	103	M Rawat	2003/04-2018/19
38	102	SS Das	1993/94-2012/13
39	102	CS Pandit	1979/80-2000/01
40	102	AS Chopra	1997/98-2012/13
41	102	SLV Raju	1985/86-2004/05
42	101	Kanwaljit Singh	1980/81-2000/01
43	100	Y Venugopal Rao	1998/99-2017/18
44	100	A Mukund	2007/08-2019/20
45	100	S Talwar	1967/68-1987/88

Mumbai lost the Ranji Trophy match against Railways by ten wickets in the just concluded game at Wankhede Stadium to provide the 24^th occasion of Mumbai losing a Ranji Trophy game at Wankhede Stadium. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Opposition	Ground	Season	Result	Won
1	Mumbai	Delhi	Mum-WS	1978-79	Delhi won on First innings lead	FIL
2	Mumbai	Karnataka	Mum-WS	1982-83	Karnataka won on First innings lead	FIL
3	Mumbai	Haryana	Mum-WS	1985-86	Haryana won by 150 runs	ORW
4	Mumbai	Maharashtra	Mum-WS	1987-88	Maharashtra won on first innings lead	FIL
5	Mumbai	Delhi	Mum-WS	1988-89	Delhi won on First innings lead	FIL
6	Mumbai	Haryana	Mum-WS	1990-91	Haryana won by 2 runs	ORW
7	Mumbai	Delhi	Mum-WS	1991-92	Delhi won on First innings lead	FIL
8	Mumbai	Baroda	Mum-WS	1998-99	Baroda won by 4 wickets	ORW
9	Mumbai	Punjab	Mum-WS	2000-01	Punjab won by 207 runs	ORW
10	Mumbai	Mad Pradesh	Mum-WS	2004-05	Mad Pradesh won on First innings lead	FIL
11	Mumbai	Punjab	Mum-WS	2004-05	Punjab won by 3 wickets	ORW
12	Mumbai	Uttar Pradesh	Mum-WS	2005-06	Uttar Pradesh won by 5 wickets	ORW
13	Mumbai	Delhi	Mum-WS	2007-08	Delhi won on First innings lead	FIL
14	Mumbai	Maharashtra	Mum-WS	2007-08	Maharashtra won on first innings lead	FIL
15	Mumbai	Saurashtra	Mum-WS	2007-08	Saurashtra won on first innings lead	FIL
16	Mumbai	Tamil Nadu	Mum-WS	2011-12	Tamil Nadu won on first innings lead	FIL
17	Mumbai	Punjab	Mum-WS	2012-13	Punjab won on first innings lead	FIL
18	Mumbai	Jharkhand	Mum-WS	2013-14	Jharkhand won on first innings lead	FIL
19	Mumbai	Maharashtra	Mum-WS	2013-14	Maharashtra won by 8 wickets	ORW
20	Mumbai	J + K	Mum-WS	2014-15	J + K won by 4 wickets	ORW
21	Mumbai	Mad Pradesh	Mum-WS	2014-15	Mad Pradesh won on First innings lead	FIL
22	Mumbai	Baroda	Mum-WS	2017-18	Baroda won on First innings lead	FIL
23	Mumbai	Gujarat	Mum-WS	2018-19	Gujarat won by 9 wickets	ORW
24	Mumbai	Railways	Mum-WS	2019-20	Railways won by 10 wickets	ORW

The following table lists the 14 occasions of Mumbai losing a Ranji Trophy game on first innings lead and 10 occasion of losing a Ranji Trophy game outright

No	Team	Opposition	Ground	Season	Result	Won
1	Mumbai	Delhi	Mum-WS	1978-79	Delhi won on First innings lead	FIL
2	Mumbai	Karnataka	Mum-WS	1982-83	Karnataka won on First innings lead	FIL
3	Mumbai	Maharashtra	Mum-WS	1987-88	Maharashtra won on first innings lead	FIL
4	Mumbai	Delhi	Mum-WS	1988-89	Delhi won on First innings lead	FIL
5	Mumbai	Delhi	Mum-WS	1991-92	Delhi won on First innings lead	FIL
6	Mumbai	Mad Pradesh	Mum-WS	2004-05	Mad Pradesh won on First innings lead	FIL
7	Mumbai	Delhi	Mum-WS	2007-08	Delhi won on First innings lead	FIL
8	Mumbai	Maharashtra	Mum-WS	2007-08	Maharashtra won on first innings lead	FIL
9	Mumbai	Saurashtra	Mum-WS	2007-08	Saurashtra won on first innings lead	FIL
10	Mumbai	Tamil Nadu	Mum-WS	2011-12	Tamil Nadu won on first innings lead	FIL
11	Mumbai	Punjab	Mum-WS	2012-13	Punjab won on first innings lead	FIL
12	Mumbai	Jharkhand	Mum-WS	2013-14	Jharkhand won on first innings lead	FIL
13	Mumbai	Mad Pradesh	Mum-WS	2014-15	Mad Pradesh won on First innings lead	FIL
14	Mumbai	Baroda	Mum-WS	2017-18	Baroda won on First innings lead	FIL
1	Mumbai	Haryana	Mum-WS	1985-86	Haryana won by 150 runs	ORW
2	Mumbai	Haryana	Mum-WS	1990-91	Haryana won by 2 runs	ORW
3	Mumbai	Baroda	Mum-WS	1998-99	Baroda won by 4 wickets	ORW
4	Mumbai	Punjab	Mum-WS	2000-01	Punjab won by 207 runs	ORW
5	Mumbai	Punjab	Mum-WS	2004-05	Punjab won by 3 wickets	ORW
6	Mumbai	Uttar Pradesh	Mum-WS	2005-06	Uttar Pradesh won by 5 wickets	ORW
7	Mumbai	Maharashtra	Mum-WS	2013-14	Maharashtra won by 8 wickets	ORW
8	Mumbai	J + K	Mum-WS	2014-15	J + K won by 4 wickets	ORW
9	Mumbai	Gujarat	Mum-WS	2018-19	Gujarat won by 9 wickets	ORW
10	Mumbai	Railways	Mum-WS	2019-20	Railways won by 10 wickets	ORW

Mumbai losing the game by ten wickets to Railways provides the tenth occasion of Mumbai losing a Ranji Trophy game outright. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Opposition	Ground	Season	Result	Won
1	Mumbai	Haryana	Mum-WS	1985-86	Haryana won by 150 runs	ORW
2	Mumbai	Haryana	Mum-WS	1990-91	Haryana won by 2 runs	ORW
3	Mumbai	Baroda	Mum-WS	1998-99	Baroda won by 4 wickets	ORW
4	Mumbai	Punjab	Mum-WS	2000-01	Punjab won by 207 runs	ORW
5	Mumbai	Punjab	Mum-WS	2004-05	Punjab won by 3 wickets	ORW
6	Mumbai	Uttar Pradesh	Mum-WS	2005-06	Uttar Pradesh won by 5 wickets	ORW
7	Mumbai	Maharashtra	Mum-WS	2013-14	Maharashtra won by 8 wickets	ORW
8	Mumbai	J + K	Mum-WS	2014-15	J + K won by 4 wickets	ORW
9	Mumbai	Gujarat	Mum-WS	2018-19	Gujarat won by 9 wickets	ORW
10	Mumbai	Railways	Mum-WS	2019-20	Railways won by 10 wickets	ORW

Mumbai losing the game by ten wickets to Railways provides the seventh occasion of Mumbai losing a Ranji Trophy game outright by wickets margin. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Opposition	Ground	Season	Result	Won
1	Mumbai	Baroda	Mum-WS	1998-99	Baroda won by 4 wickets	ORW
2	Mumbai	Punjab	Mum-WS	2004-05	Punjab won by 3 wickets	ORW
3	Mumbai	Uttar Pradesh	Mum-WS	2005-06	Uttar Pradesh won by 5 wickets	ORW
4	Mumbai	Maharashtra	Mum-WS	2013-14	Maharashtra won by 8 wickets	ORW
5	Mumbai	J + K	Mum-WS	2014-15	J + K won by 4 wickets	ORW
6	Mumbai	Gujarat	Mum-WS	2018-19	Gujarat won by 9 wickets	ORW
7	Mumbai	Railways	Mum-WS	2019-20	Railways won by 10 wickets	ORW

Mumbai losing the game by ten wickets to Railways provides the first occasion of Mumbai losing a Ranji Trophy game outright by ten wickets margin.

No	Team	Opposition	Ground	Season	Result	Won
1	Mumbai	Railways	Mum-WS	2019-20	Railways won by 10 wickets	ORW

BR Sharath of Karnataka effected six dismissals – all caught – in the first innings of Himachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy match between Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh at Mysore to provide the fifth occasion of a Karnataka wicket keeper effecting six or more dismissals in Ranji Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Ct	Player	Match	Ground	Season
1	6	VST Naidu	Karnataka v Andhra	Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysore	2008/09
2	6	CM Gautam	Karnataka v Delhi	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	2012/13
3	6	CM Gautam	Karnataka v Orissa	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	2012/13
4	6	S Sharath	Karnataka v Saurashtra	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	2018/19
5	6	BR Sharath	Karnataka v Him Pradesh	Srikantadatta NR Wadeyar Ground, Mysore	2019/20

BR Sharath of Karnataka effected six dismissals – all caught – in the first innings of Himachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy match between Karnataka and Himachal  Pradesh at Mysore to provide the 76^th occasion of a wicket keeper effecting six or more dismissals in Ranji Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Ct	Player	Match	Ground	Season
1	8	S Nath	Assam v Tripura	North-East Frontier Railway Stadium, Guwahati	2001/02
2	7	KSM Iyer	Vidarbha v U Pradesh	Madan Mohan Malaviya Stadium, Allahabad	1997/98
3	7	DH Yagnik	Rajasthan v Saurashtra	Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot	2005/06
4	7	P Bisht	Delhi v Baroda	Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara	2009/10
5	7	SP Gautam	Jharkhand v Maharashtra	Hutatma AK Maidan, Golf Club Ground, Nasik	2011/12
6	7	I Khaleel	Hyderabad v Assam	Nehru Stadium, Guwahati	2011/12
7	7	I Khaleel	Hyderabad v Assam	Nehru Stadium, Guwahati	2011/12
8	7	AV Ubarhande	Vidarbha v Bengal	Jadavpur Uni Second Campus Ground, Kolkata	2015/16
9	7	Manoj Singh	Chhattisgarh v Punjab	Shaheed VNS Int Cricket Stadium, Naya Raipur	2017/18
0	7	CD Bist	Rajasthan v Jharkhand	JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi	2018/19
11	6	KS Indrajitsinhji	Delhi v Bombay	Brabourne Stadium, Bombay	1960/61
12	6	DD Deshpande	Services v Haryana	Army Headquarters, Delhi	1972/73
13	6	A Bhanot	U Pradesh v Vidarbha	Sadar Bazar Stadium, Agra	1973/74
14	6	Daljit Singh	Bihar v Bengal	Eden Gardens, Calcutta	1978/79
15	6	Z Parkar	Bombay v Maharashtra	Wankhede Stadium, Bombay	1981/82
16	6	A Ghosh	Bihar v Assam	Sandy’s Compound Enclosure, Bhagalpur	1981/82
17	6	MR Thomas	Kerala v Tamil Nadu	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras	1981/82
18	6	B Reddy	Tamil Nadu v Kerala	The Got Victoria College Ground, Palakkad	1982/83
19	6	Salim Ahmed	Haryana v Services	Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi	1984/85
20	6	Salim Ahmed	Haryana v Services	Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi	1986/87
21	6	S Chowdhury	J & K v Haryana	Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar	1988/89
22	6	A Panicker	Kerala v Karnataka	Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Quilon	1988/89
23	6	J Roy	Assam v Orissa	North-East Frontier Railway Stadium, Guwahati	1988/89
24	6	S Banerjee	Bengal v Punjab	Eden Gardens, Calcutta	1988/89
25	6	SZ Zuffri	Assam v Orissa	North-East Frontier Railway Stadium, Guwahati	1994/95
26	6	SS Dighe	Bombay v Baroda	RCF  Company Ground, Bombay	1994/95
27	6	VB Kamaruddin	Kerala v Hyderabad	Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad	1996/97
28	6	SK Kulkarni	Mumbai v Haryana	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	1996/97
29	6	MS Mudgal	U Pradesh v Hyderabad	Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad	1996/97
30	6	S Reuben Paul	Tamil Nadu v U Pradesh	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai	1997/98
31	6	RB Jhalani	Rajasthan v Mumbai	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	1999/00
32	6	R Sharma	Him Pradesh v Delhi	Luhnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur	2001/02
33	6	S Ohlan	Haryana v Punjab	Tata Energy Research Institute Oval, Gurgaon	2001/02
34	6	AA Velaskar	Goa v Karnataka	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	2001/02
35	6	TR Arasu	Goa v Saurashtra	Municipal Stadium, Rajkot	2002/03
36	6	V Dahiya	Delhi v Rajasthan	KL Saini Ground, Jaipur	2002/03
37	6	NR Mongia	Baroda v Punjab	IPCL  Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara	2003/04
38	6	MS Dhoni	Bihar v Vidarbha	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur	2003/04
39	6	M Bisla	Him Pradesh v Saurashtra	HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala	2004/05
40	6	KSM Iyer	Tripura v Vidarbha	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur	2004/05
41	6	VR Samant	Mumbai v Gujarat	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	2004/05
42	6	ND Modi	Gujarat v Karnataka	Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad	2005/06
43	6	VR Samant	Mumbai v Karnataka	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	2007/08
44	6	VV More	Maharashtra v Mumbai	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	2007/08
45	6	NV Ojha	Mad  Pradesh v Gujarat	Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi	2007/08
46	6	PA Patel	Gujarat v Railways	Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai	2007/08
47	6	VST Naidu	Karnataka v Andhra	Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysore	2008/09
48	6	P Bisht	Delhi v Saurashtra	Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot	2008/09
49	6	Amir Khan	U Pradesh v Tamil Nadu	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur	2008/09
50	6	M Bisla	J & K v Andhra	Rural Development Trust Stadium, Anantapur	2009/10
51	6	U Kaul	Punjab v U Pradesh	Bhamashah Stadium, Meerut	2010/11
52	6	NV Ojha	Mad  Pradesh v Gujarat	Emerald High School Ground, Indore	2011/12
53	6	U Kaul	Punjab v Hyderabad	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali	2012/13
54	6	A Bhalaik	Him Pradesh v Andhra	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Amtar	2012/13
55	6	CM Gautam	Karnataka v Orissa	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	2012/13
56	6	CM Gautam	Karnataka v Delhi	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	2012/13
57	6	K Srikar Bharat	Andhra v Assam	Rural Development Trust Stadium, Anantapur	2013/14
58	6	KN Saikia	Assam v Him Pradesh	HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala	2013/14
59	6	N Surendran	Kerala v Goa	Goa CA Academy Ground, Porvorim	2013/14
60	6	K Srikar Bharat	Andhra v Goa	Goa CA Academy Ground, Porvorim	2013/14
61	6	PR Shah	Baroda v Bengal	Reliance Cricket Stadium, Vadodara	2014/15
62	6	SP Goswami	Bengal v Karnataka	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	2014/15
63	6	PR Shah	Baroda v Karnataka	Srikantadatta NR Wadeyar Ground, Mysore	2014/15
64	6	RH Motwani	Maharashtra v Vidarbha	MCA Stadium, Gahunje, Pune	2014/15
65	6	RM Yadav	Delhi v Mumbai	DR Institute of Engi and Mgt Sciences, Cuttack	2014/15
66	6	G Khera	Punjab v Mumbai	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	2015/16
67	6	K Srikar Bharat	Andhra v Mad  Pradesh	Holkar Stadium, Indore	2015/16
68	6	SD Jogiyani	Saurashtra v J & K	Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground, Jammu	2015/16
69	6	NV Ojha	Mad  Pradesh v Mumbai	DR Institute of Engi and Mgt Sciences, Cuttack	2015/16
70	6	NV Ojha	Mad  Pradesh v Gujarat	Reliance Cricket Stadium, Nagothane	2016/17
71	6	M Azharuddeen	Kerala v Andhra	Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati	2016/17
72	6	I Dev Singh	J & K v Chhattisgarh	Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior	2016/17
73	6	AP Tare	Mumbai v Saurashtra	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	2018/19
74	6	A Rawat	Delhi v Bengal	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	2018/19
75	6	S Sharath	Karnataka v Saurashtra	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	2018/19
76	6	BR Sharath	Karnataka v Him Pradesh	Srikantadatta NR Wadeyar Ground, Mysore	2019/20
77	6	K Srikar Bharat	Andhra v Bengal	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	2019/20

BR Sharath of Karnataka effected six dismissals – all caught – in the first innings of Himachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy match between Karnataka and Himachal  Pradesh at Mysore to provide the fifth occasion of a Karnataka wicket keeper effecting six or more dismissals in Ranji Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Ct	Player	Match	Ground	Season
1	6	VST Naidu	Karnataka v Andhra	Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysore	2008/09
2	6	CM Gautam	Karnataka v Delhi	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	2012/13
3	6	CM Gautam	Karnataka v Orissa	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	2012/13
4	6	S Sharath	Karnataka v Saurashtra	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	2018/19
5	6	BR Sharath	Karnataka v Him Pradesh	Srikantadatta NR Wadeyar Ground, Mysore	2019/20

K Gowtham captured eight wickets conceding 60 runs in Tamil Nadu’s second innings at the just-concluded game at Dindigul to provide the 12^th occasion of a Karnataka bowler capturing eight or more wickets in an innings in Ranji Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	W-Runs	Bowler	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	9-072	BS Chandrasekhar	v Kerala	Dr Ambedkar Stadium, Bijapur	1969/70
2	8-022	RMH Binny	v Haryana	Mayur Stadium, Faridabad	1982/83
3	8-032	R Vinay Kumar	v Delhi	Roshanara Club Ground, Delhi	2009/10
4	8-041	A Kumble	v Kerala	Municipal Stadium, Thalassery	1994/95
5	8-043	AR Bhat	v Tamil Nadu	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1987/88
6	8-050	EAS Prasanna	v Andhra	Union Gymkhana Ground, Belgaum	1970/71
7	8-055	DJ Johnson	v Assam	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1993/94
8	8-058	A Kumble	v Kerala	Municipal Stadium, Thalassery	1994/95
9	8-060	K Gowtham	v Tamil Nadu	NPR College Ground, Dindigul	2019/20
10	8-070	AR Bhat	v Kerala	Chandrasekhar Patil Stadium, Gulbarga	1983/84
11	8-099	BK Garudachar	v Madras	Central College Ground, Bangalore	1941/42
12	8-123	AR Bhat	v Bombay	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1981/82

He also became the third Karnatka bowler to capture eight wickets in an innings against Madras/Tamil Nadu. All the three  occasions are tabulated below

No	W-Runs	Bowler	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	8-043	AR Bhat	v Tamil Nadu	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1987/88
2	8-060	K Gowtham	v Tamil Nadu	NPR College Ground, Dindigul	2019/20
3	8-099	BK Garudachar	v Madras	Central College Ground, Bangalore	1941/42

Krishnappa Gowtham of Karnataka became the ninth Karnataka bowler to capture 13 or more wickets in a Ranji Trophy game. He captured 14 for 170 against Tamilnadu at Dindigul, in the just-concluded game

No	W-Runs	Bowler	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	16-099	A Kumble	v Kerala	Municipal Stadium, Thalassery	1994/95
2	15-084	AR Bhat	v Tamil Nadu	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1987/88
3	14-155	BK Garudachar	v Madras	Central College Ground, Bangalore	1941/42
4	14-170	K Gowtham	v Tamil Nadu	NPR College Ground, Dindigul	2019/20
5	13-066	BY Alva	v Hyderabad	Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad	1959/60
6	13-107	GV Kumar	v Tamil Nadu	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1977/78
7	13-110	AR Bhat	v Kerala	Chandrasekhar Patil Stadium, Gulbarga	1983/84
8	13-147	BS Chandrasekhar	v Andhra	Brahmananda Reddy Stadium, Guntur	1973/74
9	13-200	AR Bhat	v Bombay	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1981/82

He also became the fourth Karnatka bowler to capture 13 or more wickets against Madras/Tamil Nadu. All the four occasions are tabulated below

No	W-Runs	Bowler	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	15-084	AR Bhat	v Tamil Nadu	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1987/88
2	14-155	BK Garudachar	v Madras	Central College Ground, Bangalore	1941/42
3	14-170	K Gowtham	v Tamil Nadu	NPR College Ground, Dindigul	2019/20
4	13-107	GV Kumar	v Tamil Nadu	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1977/78

He also became the fourth Karnatka bowler to capture 14 or more wickets in a Ranji Trophy game. The following table lists the four bowlers.

No	W-Runs	Bowler	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	16-099	A Kumble	v Kerala	Municipal Stadium, Thalassery	1994/95
2	15-084	AR Bhat	v Tamil Nadu	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1987/88
3	14-155	BK Garudachar	v Madras	Central College Ground, Bangalore	1941/42
4	14-170	K Gowtham	v Tamil Nadu	NPR College Ground, Dindigul	2019/20

Vidarbha beat Kerala by 412 runs at Surat in its Ranji Trophy match to  provide  the 16^th occasion of a team winning a Ranji Trophy match by 400 plus runs margin, says the Domestic Statistics Champion Sri C Keshavamurthy. All such occasions are listed  below  in chronological order.

No	Team	Opposition	Venue	Margin	Season
1	Delhi	Gwalior	Gwalior	419 runs	1943/44
2	Maharashtra	Nawanagar	Poona	489 runs	1944/45
3	Hyderabad	Karnataka	Secunderabad	417 runs	1946/47
4	Karnataka	Hyderabad	Bangalore	422 runs	1951/52
5	Mumbai	Holkar	Bombay	531 runs	1951/52
6	Bengal	Orissa	Cuttack	540 runs	1953/54
7	Delhi	Patiala	Delhi	423 runs	1955/56
8	Mumbai	Bengal	Bombay	420 runs	1958/59
9	Delhi	Baroda	Delhi	441 runs	1983/84
10	Rajasthan	Assam	Udaipur	482 runs	1994/95
11	Hyderabad	Delhi	Secunderabad	438 runs	1998/99
12	Orissa	J & K	Cuttack	420 runs	2000/01
13	Orissa	Assam	Balasore	429 runs	2001/02
14	Karnataka	Vidarbha	Nagpur	465 runs	2002/03
15	Him Pradesh	J & K	Dharmasala	480 runs	2008/09
16	Vidarbha	Kerala	Surat	412 runs	2017/18

The  same list  is rearranged in the descending order of margin. Is is interesting to note  that two teams have  won by 500 plus runs margin.

No	Team	Opposition	Venue	Margin	Season
1	Bengal	Orissa	Cuttack	540 runs	1953/54
2	Mumbai	Holkar	Bombay	531 runs	1951/52
3	Maharashtra	Nawanagar	Poona	489 runs	1944/45
4	Rajasthan	Assam	Udaipur	482 runs	1994/95
5	Him Pradesh	J & K	Dharmasala	480 runs	2008/09
6	Karnataka	Vidarbha	Nagpur	465 runs	2002/03
7	Delhi	Baroda	Delhi	441 runs	1983/84
8	Hyderabad	Delhi	Secunderabad	438 runs	1998/99
9	Orissa	Assam	Balasore	429 runs	2001/02
10	Delhi	Patiala	Delhi	423 runs	1955/56
11	Karnataka	Hyderabad	Bangalore	422 runs	1951/52
12	Mumbai	Bengal	Bombay	420 runs	1958/59
13	Orissa	J & K	Cuttack	420 runs	2000/01
14	Delhi	Gwalior	Gwalior	419 runs	1943/44
15	Hyderabad	Karnataka	Secunderabad	417 runs	1946/47
16	Vidarbha	Kerala	Surat	412 runs	2017/18

Delhi is the only team  to win by 400 plus runs margin on three occasions, while Orissa, Mumbai, Karnataka and Hyderabad are the  four team to register such wins on two occasions.

No	Team	Opposition	Venue	Margin	Season
1	Delhi	Gwalior	Gwalior	419 runs	1943/44
2	Delhi	Patiala	Delhi	423 runs	1955/56
3	Delhi	Baroda	Delhi	441 runs	1983/84
1	Orissa	J & K	Cuttack	420 runs	2000/01
2	Orissa	Assam	Balasore	429 runs	2001/02
1	Mumbai	Holkar	Bombay	531 runs	1951/52
2	Mumbai	Bengal	Bombay	420 runs	1958/59
1	Karnataka	Hyderabad	Bangalore	422 runs	1951/52
2	Karnataka	Vidarbha	Nagpur	465 runs	2002/03
1	Hyderabad	Karnataka	Secunderabad	417 runs	1946/47
2	Hyderabad	Delhi	Secunderabad	438 runs	1998/99

It is interesting to note that Karnataka and Hyderabad are the only two teams to have won by 400 plus runs margin as opponents.  Hyderabad had posted a 422 runs win against the then Mysore, now Karntaka at Secunderabad in 1941-42 season.  Mysore/Karnataka had a sweet revenge when it posted a 422 runs win against Hyderabad in 1951-52 season at Bangalore.

No	Team	Opposition	Venue	Margin	Season
1	Hyderabad	Karnataka	Secunderabad	417 runs	1946/47
2	Karnataka	Hyderabad	Bangalore	422 runs	1951/52

The following are the occasions when teams have posted 400 plus runs margin wins in the knock out stages of the championship.

No	Team	Opposition	Venue	Margin	Season	Stage
1	Orissa	J & K	Cuttack	420 runs	2000/01	Pre Quarter Final
2	Rajasthan	Assam	Udaipur	482 runs	1994/95	Pre Quarter Final
1	Hyderabad	Delhi	Secunderabad	438 runs	1998/99	Quarter Final
2	Vidarbha	Kerala	Surat	412 runs	2017/18	Quarter Final
1	Delhi	Baroda	Delhi	441 runs	1983/84	Semi Final
2	Karnataka	Vidarbha	Nagpur	465 runs	2002/03	Semi Final
1	Mumbai	Holkar	Bombay	531 runs	1951/52	Final
2	Mumbai	Bengal	Bombay	420 runs	1958/59	Final

 

R Vinay Kumar of Karnataka performed the hat trick against Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy Quarter final of 2017-18 to provide the 75^th occasion of a bowler performing the feat in the history of Ranji Trophy. All such occasions are listed below

No	Bowler	Teams	Ground	Season
1	M Baqa Jilani	N India v S Punjab	Amritsar	1934/35
2	Mubarak Ali	Nawanagar v W India	Poona	1936/37
3	TC Longfield	Bengal v Bihar	Calcutta	1937/38
4	JB Khot	Bombay v Baroda	Bombay-BS	1943/44
5	D Narottam	Kathiawar v Baroda	Dhrol	1947/48
6	SN Banerjee	Bihar v Delhi	Jamshedpur	1948/49
7	CT Sarwate	Holkar v Bihar	Jamshedpur	1948/49
8	PK Sen	Bengal v Orissa	Cuttack	1954/55
9	VM Muddiah	Services v E Punjab	Roshanara- Delhi	1955/56
10	VB Ranjane	Maharashtra v Saurashtra	Khadakvasla	1956/57
11	N Khanna	S Punjab v J & K	Patiala	1959/60
12	S Nyalchand	Saurashtra v Baroda	Dharangadhra	1961/62
13	HG Gaekwad	M Pradesh v Rajasthan	Jabalpur	1962/63
14	UN Kulkarni	Bombay v Gujarat	Anand	1963/64
15	SS Jhanji	U Pradesh v Vidarbha	VCA- Nagpur	1963/64
16	JS Rao	Services v J & K	Army HQ-Delhi	1963/64
17	JS Rao	Services v N Punjab	Amritsar	1963/64
18	JS Rao	Services v N Punjab	Amritsar	1963/64
19	Ravinder Pal	Delhi v S Punjab	Sector 16-Chandigarh	1965/66
20	BS Bedi	Delhi v Punjab	Delhi-FSK	1968/69
21	KR Gattani	Rajasthan v U Pradesh	Varanasi	1969/70
22	Mehboodullah Khan	U Pradesh v M Pradesh	Lucknow	1971/72
23	B Kalyanasundaram	Tamil Nadu v Bombay	Chepauk, Madras	1972/73
24	AM Ismail	Bombay v Saurashtra	Bombay	1973/74
25	AR Bhat	Karnataka v Bombay	Bangalore	1981/82
26	B Arun	Tamil Nadu v Goa	Panaji	1986/87
27	B Burman	Bengal v Tripura	Eden-Calcutta	1986/87
28	S Mohapatra	Orissa v Tripura	Cuttack	1987/88
29	SS Saini	Delhi v Him Pradesh	Delhi-FSK	1988/89
30	SA Ankola	Maharashtra v Gujarat	Pune	1988/89
31	J Srinath	Karnataka v Hyderabad	Secunderabad	1989/90
32	AS Singla	Haryana v Services	Gurgaon	1989/90
33	SP Mukherjee	Bengal v Hyderabad	Secunderabad	1989/90
34	V Venkatram	Bihar v Tripura	Jamshedpur	1990/91
35	RP Singh	U Pradesh v Vidarbha	Kanpur	1991/92
36	A Kumble	Karnataka v Andhra	Ukku-Visakhapatnam	1991/92
37	S Subramaniam	Tamil Nadu v Kerala	Thiruvalla	1992/93
38	PV Gandhe	Vidarbha v Rajasthan	Alwar	1993/94
39	Arshad Ayub	Hyderabad v Kerala	Kottayam	1993/94
40	S Sensharma	Bengal v Delhi	Eden-Calcutta	1993/94
41	M Suresh Kumar	Railways v Rajasthan	Karnail Singh-Delhi	1995/96
42	M Kartik	Railways v Vidarbha	Karnail Singh-Delhi	1996/97
43	A Kumble	Karnataka v Orissa	Rourkela	1997/98
44	A Katti	Karnataka v Kerala	Thalassery	1998/99
45	DK Devanand	Tamil Nadu v Orissa	Chepauk, Chennai	1998/99
46	A Mishra	Haryana v H Pradesh	Rohtak	2001/02
47	A Barik	Orissa v Assam	Balasore	2001/02
48	Gagandeep Singh	Punjab v U Pradesh	Mohali	2002/03
49	R Ramkumar	Tamil Nadu v Karnataka	Bangalore-IAF	2003/04
50	S Sreesanth	Kerala v Him Pradesh	Palakkad	2004/05
51	RV Pawar	Baroda v Hyderabad	Secunderabad	2004/05
52	RB Patel	Baroda v Tamil Nadu	Vadodara	2004/05
53	J Sharma	Haryana v Andhra	Lahli, Rohtak	2006/07
54	SK Cheruvathur	Kerala v Gujarat	Surat	2007/08
55	P Awana	Delhi v Maharashtra	Nagothane	2007/08
56	VR Singh	Punjab v Orissa	Mohali	2007/08
57	R Vinay Kumar	Karnataka v Maharashtra	Ratnagiri	2007/08
58	PV Gandhe	Vidarbha v Services	Palam A- Delhi	2008/09
59	SY Veragi	Baroda v Tamil Nadu	Vadodara	2008/09
60	A Mithun	Karnataka v U Pradesh	Meerut	2009/10
61	SM Fallah	Maharashtra v Baroda	Pune-PCG	2009/10
62	Dhruv Singh	Haryana v U Pradesh	Mohan Nagar	2010/11
63	P Suyal	Delhi v Assam	Roshanara-Delhi	2010/11
64	AN Ahmed	Assam v Goa	Guwahati	2011/12
65	SK Trivedi	Saurashtra v Punjab	Mohali	2011/12
66	KR Upadhyay	Railways v Punjab	Mohali	2011/12
67	Mohammed Shami	Bengal v M Pradesh	Indore	2012/13
68	RV Dhruve	Gujarat v Vidarbha	VCA- Nagpur	2013/14
69	S Aravind	Karnataka v Tamil Nadu	Bangalore	2014/15
70	Mohit Sharma	Haryana v Delhi	Rohtak	2014-15
71	HS Sharath	Karnataka v Haryana	Mysore	2015-16
72	Basant Mohanty	Orissa v Delhi	Bhubaneswar	2015-16
73	Umesh Yadav	Vidarbha v Rajasthan	Nagpur-VCA	2015-16
74	Rana Dutta	Tripura v Him Pradesh	Kalyani	2016-17
75	R Vinay Kumar	Karnataka v Mumbai	Nagpur-VCA	2017-18

R Vinay Kumar became the  third bowler to perform hat trick against Bombay in Ranji Trophy. Others are B Kalyanasundaram of Tamilnadu and AR Bhat of Karnataka. All the three  occasions are tabulated below

No	Bowler	Teams	Ground	Season
1	B Kalyanasundaram	Tamil Nadu v Bombay	Chepauk, Madras	1972/73
2	AR Bhat	Karnataka v Bombay	Bangalore	1981/82
3	R Vinay Kumar	Karnataka v Mumbai	Nagpur-VCA	2017-18

R Vinay Kumar’s feat provides the tenth occasion of a Karnataka bowler performing the Hat trick in Ranji Trophy. A Kumble and R Vinay Kumar performing the feat twice, All the ten occasions are listed below

No	Bowler	Teams	Ground	Season
1	AR Bhat	Karnataka v Bombay	Bangalore	1981/82
2	J Srinath	Karnataka v Hyderabad	Secunderabad	1989/90
3	A Kumble	Karnataka v Andhra	Ukku-Visakhapatnam	1991/92
4	A Kumble	Karnataka v Orissa	Rourkela	1997/98
5	A Katti	Karnataka v Kerala	Thalassery	1998/99
6	R Vinay Kumar	Karnataka v Maharashtra	Ratnagiri	2007/08
7	A Mithun	Karnataka v U Pradesh	Meerut	2009/10
8	S Aravind	Karnataka v Tamil Nadu	Bangalore	2014/15
9	HS Sharath	Karnataka v Haryana	Mysore	2015/16
10	Vinay Kumar	Karnataka v Mumbai	Nagpur-VCA	2017/18

A Kumble {02}. JSS Rao {03}, PV Gandhe {02} and R Vinay Kumar {02} are the four bowlers to get a hat trick in Ranji Trophy on two or more occasions. JSS Rao of Services is the only bowler to perform the feat in both innings of the match. He was representing Services and performed the rare feat against Northern Punjab at Amritsar in 1963-64

No	Bowler	Teams	Ground	Season
1	A Kumble	Karnataka v Andhra	Ukku-Visakhapatnam	1991/92
2	A Kumble	Karnataka v Orissa	Rourkela	1997/98
1	JS Rao	Services v J & K	Army HQ-Delhi	1963/64
2	JS Rao	Services v N Punjab	Amritsar	1963/64
3	JS Rao	Services v N Punjab	Amritsar	1963/64
1	PV Gandhe	Vidarbha v Rajasthan	Alwar	1993/94
2	PV Gandhe	Vidarbha v Services	Palam A- Delhi	2008/09
1	R Vinay Kumar	Karnataka v Maharashtra	Ratnagiri	2007/08
2	R Vinay Kumar	Karnataka v Mumbai	Nagpur-VCA	2017/18

 

 

C Keshavamurthy pens some more records on MA Agarwal. Peruse them ……………………………

MA Agarwal scored 173 and 134 aggregating 307 against Railways at Delhi. His feat of scoring 300 plus runs in a match provides the fourth occasion of a Karnataka batsman accomplishing the feat. It is Interesting to note that MA Agarwal has achieved the feat twice to become the only Karnataka Batsman to score 300 plus runs in a match on two occasions. The four occasions are listed below. MA Agarwal’s feat  of scoring 300 plus runs in a match on two occasions have come in one season – 2017-18

No	Players	Runs	FI	SI	Team	Oppn	Venue	Season
1	KL Rahul	380	337	43	Karnataka	Uttar  Pradesh	Bangalore	2014-15
2	KK Nair	328	328		Karnataka	Tamilnadu	Mumbai	2014-15
3	MA Agarwal	307	173	134	Karnataka	Railways	Delhi	2017-18
4	MA Agarwal	304	304		Karnataka	Maharashtra	Pune	2017-18

 

Domestic Champion Statistician C Keshava Murthy pens an article on Agarwal’s heroics in Ranji Trophy Matches in 2017 exclusively for the netizens of hrgcricstats.com. Read on ……………

MA Agarwal has been phenomenal with his batting in this season. He has scored centuries against Maharashtra at Pune, against Delhi at Bangalore, against UP at Kanpur and against Railways at Delhi. – He has accounted for many memorable feats and achieved a couple of milestone this season which are enumerated below.

Born on 16^th February 1991 at Bangalore  Agarwal (full name – Mayank Anurag Agarwal), made his presence felt in his debut match itself 4 years ago in Ranji Trophy by scoring 90 against Jharkhand at Mysore in 2013-14. He made 380 runs in 8 matches at 34.54 in that season. He had a lean season in 2014-15 (121 in 4 matches at 20.16 with a lone half century) followed by a somewhat better performance in 2015-16 (417 runs in 5 matches at 52.12 with his maiden century and 3 half centuries) but again went into oblivion with a poor performance in 2016-17 (284 runs in 7 matches at 23.66 with 3 half centuries).

Rumours were floating whether he would retain his place this season, and he had a sigh of relief when he found his normal place in the playing eleven. Things were not all that rosy for him  in the first  two matches of the season. He was dismissed for 31 against Assam in the  first match and collected a pair in the next match against Hyderabad at Shimoga He was selected for the next match against Maharashtra at Pune despite the failure in the first two matches. He made his presence felt in this game by scoring a triple century – 304 not out.  The following are  some of the statistical accreditations of MA Agarwal’s 304 not out. 

He became the third Karnataka batsman to score a triple century after KL Rahul and KK Nair.

No	Player	Opposition	Score	Venue	Season
1	KL Rahul	Uttar Pradesh	337	Bangalore	2014-15
2	KK Nair	Tamilnadu	328	Mumbai	2014-15
3	MA Agarwal	Maharashta	304*	Pune	2017-18

MA Agarwal’s 304 not out represent the highest score  by a Karnataka batsman against Maharashtra and  he became the first  Karnataka batsman to score a triple century against  Maharashtra. The previous best was 264* by CM Gautam at Pune in 2012-13.

MA Agarwal’s 304 not out represent the 43^rd occasion of a batsman scoring 300 plus runs in an innings in the history of Ranji Trophy. He also became the third batsman to score a triple hundred in the ongoing season 2017-18

No	Player	Runs	Opposition	Venue	Ground
1	P Chopra	338	Him Pradesh	Punjab	Dharmasala
2	GH Vihari	302*	Andhra	Orissa	Vizianagaram
3	MA Agarwal	303*	Karnataks	Maharashtra	Pune

The following table lists the triple hundreds scored by batsmen against Maharashtra. MA Agarwal became the fifth batsman to accomplish the feat and his knock represents the third highest score.

No	Player	Runs	Team	Opposition	Venue	Season
1	VM Merchant	359*	Mumbai	Maharashtra	Mumbai	1943-44
2	RR Panth	308	Delhi	Maharashtra	Mumbai	2016-17
3	MA Agarwal	304*	Karnataka	Maharashtra	Pune	2017-18
4	AS Chopra	301	Rajasthan	Maharashtra	Nasik	2010-11
5	A Mukund	300*	Tamilnadu	Maharashtra	Nasik	2008-09

MA Agarwal became the 33^rd player From Karnataka to achieve the feat of scoring 2000 or more runs in the Ranji Trophy – He accomplished the feat of scoring 2000 runs  when he was on 41 in his first innings knock of 173 against Railways at Delhi in his 30^th match and 50^th innings. At the  end of this match, his run aggregate read 2266. The complete list of the players who have completed 2000 or more runs in Ranji Trophy for Karnataka is furnished below

No	Runs	Player	Mat
1	7126	BP Patel	104
2	6845	RV Uthappa	098
3	5655	GR Vishwanath	093
4	4874	R Dravid	048
5	4699	MK Pandey	066
6	4679	J Arunkumar	072
7	4288	Vijay Bharadwaj	067
8	4179	SMH Kirmani	097
9	4173	RMH Binny	068
10	4116	SB Joshi	117
11	4027	VS Thilak Naidu	081
12	3907	CM Gautam	079
13	3893	RL Barrington	059
14	3824	KA Jeshwanth	066
15	3759	CS Saldanha	060
16	3731	STR Binny	069
17	3453	S Somasundar	068
18	3418	AV Jayaprakash	070
19	3907	R Sudhakar Rao	067
20	2913	KL Rahul	029
21	2816	MR Srinivasprasad	047
22	2622	KB Pawan	043
23	2549	R Samarth	033
24	2468	KK Nair	032
25	2432	VS Thilak Naidu	044
26	2361	Ganesh Satish	039
27	2300	PV Shashikanth	049
28	2266	MA Agarwal	030
29	2251	V Subramanya	044
30	2191	B Vijayakrishna	074
31	2188	AA Verma	036
32	2081	R Vinay Kumar	097
33	2071	S Vishwanath	045

MA Agarwal achieved another milestone during his second innings knock of 134 against Railways at Delhi. He completed 1000 runs in 2017-18 season when he was on 70. At the end of this game his run aggregate read 1064. He is  the only batsman  to accomplish the feat this season. He became the third Karnataka batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs in a Ranji Trophy season. Others are Vijay Bharadwaj and KL Rahul

No	Runs	Player	Mat	Season
1	1280	Vijay Bharadwaj	10	1998-99
2	1064	MA Agarwal	06	2017-18
3	1033	KL Rahul	10	2013-14

MA Agarwal became the 18^th player to aggregate 1000 plus runs in a season in the history of Ranji Trophy.  The following table lists all the eighteen batsmen

No	Runs	Mts	Player	Team	HS	Season	100-50
1	1415	09	VVS Laxman	Hyderabad	353	1999-00	8-0
2	1321	10	SS Iyer	Mumbai	200	2015-16	4-7
3	1310	10	PK Panchal	Gujarat	314*	2016-17	5-4
4	1280	10	Vijay Bharadwaj	Karnataka	200*	1998-99	4-7
5	1260	10	W Jaffer	Mumbai	301	2008-09	4-5
6	1223	11	KM Jadhav	Maharashtra	204	2013-14	6-2
7	1089	10	AM Rahane	Mumbai	201	2008-09	4-5
8	1075	08	S Sriram	Tamilnadu	288	1999-00	5-1
9	1066	07	DS Jadhav	Maharashtra	251	2003-04	4-3
10	1064	06	MA Agarwal	Karnataka	304*	2017-18	5-1
11	1037	08	JJ Martin	Baroda	242	1998-99	5-2
12	1034	10	R Lamba	Delhi	250	1996-97	3-4
13	1034	10	RD Bist	Rajasthan	176	2011-12	4-4
14	1033	08	AK Sharma	Delhi	220*	1996-97	5-3
15	1033	10	KL Rahul	Karnataka	158	2013-14	3-4
16	1018	07	WV Raman	Tamilnadu	313	1988-89	3-1
17	1008	05	RS Modi	Mumbai	245*	1944-45	5-1
18	1004	11	HH Khadiwale	Maharashtra	262	2013-14	3-4

MA Agarwal scored centuries in both innings – 173* and 134 against Railways at Delhi. He became the  second Karnataka batsman to accomplish the feat of scoring  twin centuries in a match. Prior to MA Agarwal, Kunal Kapoor who had scored 106 and 100* against Haryana at Hubballi in 2012-13 Agarwal also became only the fifth batsman to score century in each innings against Railways in Ranji Trophy

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Oppn	Venue	Season
1	S Madanlal	140	100	Delhi	Railways	Delhi	1980-81
2	Padam Shastri	159	101	Rajasthan	Railways	Kota	1984-85
3	Ajay Sharma	136	182	Delhi	Railways	Delhi	1995-96
4	Amay Khurasiya	105	118*	Mad Pradesh	Railways	Delhi	2000-01
5	Mayank Agarwal	173*	134	Karnataka	Railways	Delhi	2017-18

MA Agarwal became the first batsman in the history of Ranji Trophy to score five hundreds in four consecutive matches. His scores this season read thus

No	Opponent	FI	SI	Venue	Season
1	Maharashtra	304*		Pune	2017-18
2	Delhi	176	23	Bengaluru	2017-18
3	Uttar Pradesh	90	133*	Kanpur	2017-18
4	Railways	173*	134	Delhi	2017-18

MA Agarwal became the third batsman to score five centuries in consecutive matches in a season after RS Modi of Mumbai and AK Sharma of Delhi. It is noted with interest that all the three batsmen have scored at least one double century, while MA Agarwal is the only batsman to score a triple century. Modi and AK Sharma scored  five centuries in five consecutive matches, while MA Agarwal scored  five centuries in four consecutive matches.

RS Modi of Mumbai
No	Opponent	FI	SI	Season
1	Sind	160		1944-45
2	Western India	210		1944-45
3	Baroda	245*	031*	1944-45
4	N India	113		1944-45
5	Holkar	98	151	1944-45
AK Sharma of Delhi
No	Opponent	FI	SI	Season
1	Tamilnadu	128		1996-97
2	Railways	220*		1996-97
3	Baroda	118	010	1996-97
4	Maharashtra	144		1996-97
5	Mumbai	176		1996-97
	MA Agarwal
No	Opponent	FI	SI	Season
1	Maharashtra	304*		2017-18
2	Delhi	176	23	2017-18
3	Uttar Pradesh	90	133*	2017-18
4	Railways	173*	134	2017-18

MA Agarwal has scored five centuries in four consecutive matches and is the only Karnataka batsman to accomplish the feat. The following table lists the Karnataka batsmen who have scored three centuries in three consecutive  matches

No	Players	Season	Cs	Runs	Oppn	Runs	Oppn	Runs	Oppn
1	BP Patel	1977-78 –  1978/79	03	100	UP	100	Kerala	126	And
2	RMH Binny	1982/83 –  1983-84	03	115 + 045	Bom	101*+ 19	Kerala	14 + 108*
3	R Dravid	1990/91 – 1991/92	03	134	Ben	126	Goa	128	Ker
4	R Dravid	1997/98 – 1999/00	03	215	UP	210	Hyd	71 + 149	Raj
5	KK Nair	2013-14	03	105 + 008	Del	100 + 25	UP	151*	Pun
6	RV Uthappa	2015-16	03	011 + 160	Raj	148	Ori	148	Del

MA Agarwal became the fourth Karnataka player to score a century against Railways in Ranji Trophy and his twin centuries provide the sixth occasion of a Karnataka batsman scoring a century against Railways. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Venue	Season
1	Vijay Bharadwaj	164	Bangalore	1997-98
2	RL Barrington	100*	Delhi	2000-01
3	RV Uthappa	131	Bangalore	2008-09
4	RV Uthappa	117	Delhi	2011-12
5	MA Agarwal	173 & 104*	Delhi	2017-18

MA Agarwal was also involved in three three figure partnerships for the first wicket with R Samarth to provide the first occasion of  the same pair posting three three figure partnership for the first wicket in the same season.

No	Partners	Runs	Wkt	Opposition	Venue	Season
1	MA Agarwal, R Samarth	259	1st	Maharashtra	Pune	2017-18
2	MA Agarwal, R Samarth	262*	1st	Uttar Pradesh	Kanpur	2017-18
3	MA Agarwal, R Samarth	117	1st	Railwaya	Delhi	2017-18

Apart from the three three figure partnerships mentioned above, Agarwal also figures in four other three figure listed below. Thus he has figured in seven three figure partnerships in this season

No	Partners	Runs	Wkt	Opposition	Venue	Season
1	MA Agarwal, R Samarth	259	1st	Maharashtra	Pune	2017-18
2	MA Agarwal, R Samarth	262*	1st	Uttar Pradesh	Kanpur	2017-18
3	MA Agarwal, R Samarth	117	1st	Railways	Delhi	2017-18
4	MA Agarwal, R Samarth	112	2nd	Delhi	Bangalore	2017-18
5	MA Agarwal, KK Nair	279	3rd	Maharashtra	Pune	2017-18
6	MA Agarwal, MK Pandey	136	4th	Delhi	Bangalore	2017-18
7	MA Agarwal, MK Pandey	229	4th	Railways	Delhi	2017-19

MA Agarwal has figured in four double century partnerships out of five 200 plus partnerships posted by Karnataka batsman in a single season. He has equaled the record of Vijay Bharadwaj who has also been involved in four double century partnerships out of six double century partnerships recorded in 1998-99 season.

The following table lists the 200 plus runs partnerships posted by Karnataka batsmen in 2017-18

No	Partners	Runs	Wkt	Opposition	Venue	Season
1	D Nischal, MK Pandey	354	4th	Uttar Pradesh	Kanpur	2017-19
2	MA Agarwal, KK Nair	279	3rd	Maharashtra	Pune	2017-18
3	MA Agarwal, R Samarth	262*	1st	Uttar Pradesh	Kanpur	2017-18
4	MA Agarwal, R Samarth	259	1st	Maharashtra	Pune	2017-18
5	MA Agarwal, MK Pandey	229	4th	Railways	Delhi	2017-19

 {All Stats as at the end of the gaem between  Karnataka and Railways at Delhi 28.11.2017}