Mizoram’s 29-year-old batsman Chinmay Sutar played a historic inning of unbeaten 400 runs while playing against Nagaland in Dimapur. Facing 517 balls, he hit 46 fours and 7 sixes. This is the second highest score by any batsman in the history of Ranji Trophy, and has overtaken Prithvi Shaw’s record of 379 runs. With this, Chinmay has become only the second Indian batsman to touch the 400-run mark in first-class cricket, before him Babasaheb Nimbalkar of Maharashtra had scored an unbeaten 443 runs in 1948. After playing this innings, Sutar has given a big statement.
Chinmay Sutar gave a big statement after playing an inning of 400 runs.
After scoring 400 runs, Chinmay Sutar said that it was like a dream and a very wonderful feeling for him. He first shared the joy of his historic success with his father Rajesh over the phone. Quoting news agency PTI, Chinmay told that in difficult days when he did not get a chance to play, his father always stood by him and advised him to stay strong. Therefore, in this biggest moment of his life, he thought it right to talk to his father first.
Sutar made an important partnership with Lalrempuiya for the 10th wicket.
Lalrempuiya Chhakchuak also had a big contribution in this historic achievement of Chinmay Sutar, who scored unbeaten 14 runs on 76 balls and made a brilliant unbroken partnership of 189 runs with Sutar for the tenth wicket. In the Plate Group match against Nagaland at Sovima on Monday, Sutar led his innings by 181 runs and scored unbeaten 400 runs in 517 balls with the help of 46 fours and 7 sixes, after which Mizoram declared the innings at 581 runs for 9 wickets. The record of making the highest individual score in the history of Ranji Trophy is still in the name of Babasaheb Nimbalkar (443 runs not out), and now after scoring 400 runs, Chinmay Sutar has come at the second place, while Prithvi Shaw (379 runs) is at the third place and Sanjay Manjrekar (377 runs) is at the fourth place.
Chinmay was a part of Mumbai team in Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Chinmay Sutar has played this historic innings in only the second first class match of his career. He joined the Mizoram team by taking NOC from Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) before the 2026-27 season. In his Ranji Trophy debut match for Mizoram against Manipur, he scored 35 runs in the first innings and 99 runs in the second innings, although his team lost that match by 3 wickets. Additionally, this year he was a part of the Vijay Hazare Trophy Mumbai squad and played a key role in making Maratha Royals champions in the Mumbai T20 League in June, where he scored 212 runs in six innings at a strike rate of around 120 and scored two consecutive half-centuries.
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