On February 23, Mumbai faced off against Baroda in the quarterfinal of the 2024 Ranji Trophy, as they aimed to win a 46th title in the team's history.
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Electing to bat first, Mumbai were in trouble early, as they slipped to 99/4 and 120/5. A 181-run stand between Musheer Khan (203*) and Hardik Tamore (57) then resurrected the innings as they posted 384.
Spinner Shams Mulani then took 4 wickets to help Mumbai take a first-innings lead before batting again. On day five, they were 337/9 when No.11 Tushar Deshpande came out to join No.10 Tanush Kotian at the crease.
What is the highest tenth wicket partnership in first-class cricket?
Batting for 40 overs together, each batter scored at a strike rate of over 90, as they put on a massive 232 runs for the final wicket. Deshpande was the last man dismissed, for 123 as Kotian remained unbeaten on 120. It was the second-highest partnership in Ranji Trophy cricket, behind Ajay Sharma and Maninder Singh 233 for Delhi vs Bombay in 1991/92.
This was also only the second instance in first-class cricket of No.10 and No.11 scoring a century in the same batting innings, with the first coming in 1946 as Chandu Sarwate and Shute Banerjee scored 124* and 121 respectively for Indians vs Surrey.
The highest tenth-wicket partnership in first-class history remains 307, put on by Alan Kiffax and Hal Hooper for New South Wales vs Victoria in 1928/29. In Test cricket, Joe Root and James Anderson's stand of 198 against India in 2014 is the highest.
| Batters | Runs | Team | Opposition | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Kiffax & Hal Hooper | 307 | New South Wales | Victoria | 1928/29 |
| Chandu Sarwate & Shute Banerjee | 249 | Indians | Surrey | 1946 |
| Aqeel Arshad & Ali Raza | 239 | Lahore Whites | Hyderabad | 2004/05 |
| Frank Woolley & Arthur Fielder | 235 | Kent | Worcestershire | 1909 |
| Ajay Sharma & Maninder Singh | 233 | Delhi | Bombay | 1991/92 |
| Tanush Kotian & Tushar Deshpande | 232 | Mumbai | Baroda | 2023/24 |
| Richard Nicholls & Mickey Roche | 230 | Middlesex | Kent | 1899 |
| Ray Illingworth & Ken Higgs | 228 | Leicestershire | Northamptonshire | 1977 |
| Dominic Thornely & Stuart MacGill | 219 | New South Wales | Western Australia | 2004/05 |
| Frank Vigar & Peter Smith | 218 | Essex | Derbyshire | 1947 |
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