Snehal Kauthankar

Goa dished out an all-round performance to thrash Nagaland by 229 runs inside three days to return to the top of the Ranji Trophy Plate table on Thursday.

Skipper Sagun Kamat became the first cricketer from Goa to score a triple century as his unbeaten 304 propelled the team to 606 for six declared against a listless Services in a Ranji Trophy Group C match.

Tamil Nadu opener N Jagadeesan enjoyed a fruitful day as he struck an unbeaten 155 against Railways during their Ranji Trophy Group C fixture on Friday. After winning the toss and opting to bat, the hosts began on a shaky note, losing Vimal Khumar (0) in the opening over to pacer Yuvraj Singh with just a run on the board.

Chhattisgarh will play Goa in a Ranji Trophy match at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Arjun Tendulkar, son of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, will be part of Goa's team. Tendulkar has been very successful in first class cricket, taking 12 wickets at an economy rate of 335 and averaging 405. He has also scored 486 runs, while batting at lower order. The squad of Goa includes Amogh Desai, Arjun Tendulkar, Darshan Misal, Deepraj Gaonkar, Felix Alemao, Ishan Gadekar, K. D. Eknath, Lakshya A Garg, Mohit Redkar, Samar Dubhashi, Shubham Desai, Snehal Kauthankar, Suyash S Prabhudessai, Vijesh Prabhudesaich, and Basudev Bareth.

Goa's Snehal Kauthankar and Kashyap Bakle etched their names in Ranji Trophy history, crafting a monumental 606-run partnership against Arunachal Pradesh. Kauthankar's triple century (314*) and Bakle's unbeaten 300* propelled Goa to a mammoth 727-2, their highest ever Ranji total. This remarkable feat secured Goa's return to the Elite group after a dominant performance in the Plate group.

Uttarakhand left-arm spinner Mayank Mishra claimed a hat-trick to trigger Goa's batting collapse in his side's eight-wicket win in a Group A match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament on Tuesday.

Vishnu Solanki's stroke-filled century and bowlers' splendid show set up Baroda's five wicket win over Goa in an Elite Group A game as they kicked off their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign on a winning note here on Saturday.

Narayan Jagadeesan smashed his way to unbeaten 245 as it propelled Tamil Nadu team to a commendable first innings score of 489 against Railways on the second day of its Ranji Trophy Group C fixture.

Opener Abhijeet Tomar struck a maiden unbeaten century to complement their bowlers' stunning effort as Rajasthan defeated Punjab by six wickets in a group E match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy domestic one-dayers on Wednesday.

Wicketkeeper batsman Smit Patel smashed a career-best 236 before Goa declared at 490/4 on day one of their Ranji Trophy Plate clash against Mizoram on Thursday.

Tripura produced a collective bowling effort to reduce Goa to 220 for eight and stand in the verge of taking the vital first innings lead in a Group C Ranji Trophy cricket match, here today.

Chhattisgarh will host Goa in a Ranji Trophy match to be played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium from Tuesday.

Off-spinner Akshay Wakhare ended with a match-haul of nine wickets as Vidarbha romped to an innings and 37-run win after dismissing Goa for 151 on the fourth and final day of the Ranji Trophy Group D match on Monday.

Tamil Nadu defeated Goa by 57 runs in a Group C match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Thursday.

Rajasthan bowlers led by young leg spinner Rahul Chahar put up a spirited show as they bowled out Goa for 244 on the opening day of their Elite Group C Ranji Trophy game here on Sunday.

Kashyap Bakle and Snehal Kauthankar of Goa etched their names in Ranji Trophy history with an unbeaten 606-run partnership, the highest ever in the tournament's 90 years. Their monumental effort, both scoring triple centuries, propelled Goa to a commanding 727/2 declared against Arunachal Pradesh on Day 2, surpassing the previous record of 594 runs.

Goa's lower-order batsmen Arjun Tendulkar and Mohit Redkar displayed resilience, forging an unbeaten 56-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Their stand halted Karnataka's bowlers' progress on a weather-affected Day 3, with Goa reaching 171/6 in response to Karnataka's 371.