Chandu Sarwate

Mumbai beats Baroda in the Ranji Trophy by first innings lead. Tanush Kotian and Tushar Deshpande create history by becoming the first No 10 and No 11 batsmen to score centuries in the same innings. They missed breaking the all-time record by just one run.

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Off-spinner Tanush Kotian (120 not out, 129b, 10x4, 2x6) and pacer Tushar Deshpande (123, 129b, 10x6, 8x4) logged the first instance of the No 10 and No 11 batsmen making centuries in the same innings in the Ranji Trophy, feasting on Baroda’s tired bowlers. Deshpande, in fact, overtook V Sivaramakrishnan's 115 (for TN v Delhi in 2000-01) to log the highest individual score at No 11 in the Ranji Trophy. For both, it was their maiden century in First-Class cricket.