Marco Marais

Hyderabad batter Tanmay Agarwal also broke Virender Sehwag's previous record of 284 runs on the second day of the Brabourne Test against Sri Lanka in 2009 by becoming the first Indian batter to score 300 or more runs in a single day of first-class cricket. Tanmay recorded the fastest triple ton (147 balls) in the history of first-class cricket, bettering Marco Marais's feat, which he achieved in 191 balls for Border against Eastern Province in 2017.

A second unnamed member of the South Africa squad preparing to face England in a six-match home limited overs series has tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Friday.

Hyderabad opener Tanmay Agarwal broke the world record for the fastest triple-hundred in the history of first-class cricket in a Ranji Trophy Plate Group match against Arunachal Pradesh on Friday. The 28-year-old reached the milestone off only 147 balls, beating the previous record of South African cricketer Marco Marais, who had achieved it in 191 balls during the game between Border and Western Province. The left-hander's innings was studded with 33 fours and 21 sixes. He added 449 for the opening stand with Rahul Singh, who smashed 185 in just 105 balls.

Even as the nation was celebrating its 75th Republic Day, Tanmay made the occasion sweeter with his willow putting the hapless rival attack to the sword. The left-handed opener was at his belligerent best as he struck the fastest first-class triple century. He took just 147 balls to reach 300 and smashed 31 fours and 20 sixes on way to erase South African Marco Marais’ record, who hit 300 off 191 balls for Border against East Province in 2017.

Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje headline the list of players that have checked into the Cricket South Africa (CSA) T20 Challenge bio-secure environment (BSE) in Durban ahead of the competition kick-off on Friday. Rabada reported for duty together with most of the other players, barring those who participated in the three-match Twenty20 International series against Pakistan, on Sunday.