Bengal batter dismissed for 299 in Ranji Trophy quarterfinal, enters Bradman, ex-NZ captain’s list

Bengal batter Sudip Kumar Gharami scripted history in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 quarterfinal clash against Andhra Pradesh. On Day 4, he ensured that Bengal took a huge lead with his mammoth knock. However, he missed out on a much-deserved triple century as he was dismissed for 299. He became the second batter in first-class cricket history to be dismissed on 299.

The only other batter to be dismissed for 299 in first-class cricket ins former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe. He was dismissed for 299 against Sri Lanka. Skipper Arjuna Ranatunga dismissed the Kiwi batter who batted for 610 minutes.

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Batters to remain stranded on 299

However, there are two batters in first-class history who have remained not out on 299. Shantanu Sugwekar of Maharashtra was stranded on 299 against Madhya Pradesh in Ranji Trophy 1989-90 pre-quarter final game.

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In international cricket, the first batter to remain not out was the legendary Don Bradman. Against South Africa in Adelaide, he remained not out on 299 as Sandy Bell's fifer helped visitors bowl out Australia for 513.

Mammoth partnerships help Bengal dominate

Gharami helped Bengal recover from a tricky situation. They lost half the side for 153. Gharami shared a 165-run partnership for the sixth wicket with Sumanta Gupta who scored 81 runs. Then, he put on 221 runs for the seventh wicket with Shakir Habib Gandhi. The wicketkeeper-batter lost his wicket for 95.

Then Akash Deep fell for a 19-ball 12. Gharami was the ninth to depart. He got bowled by Shaik Rasheed in the 194th over of the innings. The top-order batter scored 299 runs from 596 deliveries, featuring 31 fours and six sixes. He was appreciated by the opponent players and got a standing ovation from Bengal dugout and fans.

Shami's fireworks take Bengal past 600

Shami rubbed salt on Andhra bowlers' wounds. He smashed three sixes and seven fours in his 33-ball 53. Bengal posted 629 runs on the board, taking a 334-run lead. At the end of Day 4, Andhra Pradesh had lost three wickets for 64 runs from 24 overs.