Opener Tanmay Agarwal cracked a record-breaking maiden triple century (323 batting, 160b, 33x4, 21x6) and with his captain Rahul Singh (185, 105b, 26x4, 3x6) helped Hyderabad post an imposing 529 for one in the first innings in reply to Arunachal Pradesh’s 172 on the first day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Plate Group league match at NexGen Cricket Academy Ground here on Friday.
Tanmay’s triple century was the fastest, coming off 147 balls. He also eclipsed Ravi Shastri’s record of the quickest double century in Ranji Trophy — Shastri took 123 balls while Tanmay reached the landmark in 119 balls.
It was Tanmay’s 12th Ranji century and career-best score in his 56th match. On the other hand, Rahul recorded his second century of the season, after a double in the opener.
