Railways register highest successful run chase in 90-year-old history of Ranji Trophy

Railways on Monday etched their title into the history books because the workforce accomplished the highest successful run-chase in the Ranji Trophy in the Elite Group C match in opposition to Tripura. In pursuit of a mammoth 378, Upendra Yadav’s aspect went on to document a come-from-behind win on the Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala in its final recreation of the season.

Railways had been in bother in most components of the sport. Even although they bowled Tripura out for 149, they conceded a 45-run path after getting bowled out for 105. Tripura made 333 in the second innings, setting a 378-run goal for Upendra’s males, who in the chase had been 31/3 however reached residence with 5 wickets in hand.

This is now the highest successful run chase in the Ranji Trophy history, breaking Saurashtra’s four-year-old document of 372, which they achieved in opposition to Uttar Pradesh. 

Highest successful run chases in Ranji Trophy history:

Railways – 378/5 vs Tripura in 2024

Saurashtra – 372/5 vs Uttar Pradesh in 2019-20

Assam – 371/4 vs Services in 2008-09

Rajasthan – 360/4 vs Vidarbha in 1989-90

Uttar Pradesh – 359/4 vs Maharashtra in 2021-22

How the issues unfolded

Railways seemed out of the sport in each the innings however centuries from Pratham Singh and Mohammad Saif in the run-chase helped the workforce document a well-known win. Chasing 378, they had been 31/3 medium pacer Manisankar Murasingh scalping two of these. Pratham Singh, nonetheless, saved the struggle going. After the autumn of three wickets, he discovered a accomplice in Mohammad Saif, each of whom put up a 175-run stand for the 4th wicket to convey the workforce to 206 and greater than midway throughout the attain of the goal. Saif was the aggressor as he made 106 from 126 earlier than falling sufferer to Bikramjit Debnath.

However, Singh held his find yourself firmly and notched a 118-run stand with Arindam Ghosh for the fifth wicket. Despite Ghosh falling when the workforce wanted 54, Railways crossed the end line with none additional loss with Singh going unbeaten at 169.

In the primary innings, pacer Yuvraj Singh’s four-wicket haul helped Railways limit Tripura to 149 with Sridam Paul being the highest run-scorer (71) of the innings. Railways saved shedding wickets in their first innings and Murasingh’s fifer bowled them out for 105. Despite all the chances, Railways scripted history however had been out of competition for qualifying additional in Group C.