Target of 376 runs without losing wickets, Shubham-Suraj set up the world record, but Kohli was buried in the shadow …

Last Updated:February 05, 2025, 18:44 IST

In the Ranji Trophy, Services set a world record of chase 376 runs without losing wickets. But this record did not get the attention that he deserved.

Shubham Rohilla and Suraj Vashistha shared a 366 -run partnership. (Photo: bcci/x)

New Delhi. The performance of small players is often buried in the shadow of superstars cricketers. This also happened in the Ranji Trophy match. Services set a world record of chasing 376 runs without losing wickets in this tournament. This record did not get the attention that he deserved. Perhaps this also happened because Virat Kohli was also playing a Ranji match at the same time when a record -breaking match between Services and Odisha was played.

Services performed amazing in their last match of the group round of Ranji Trophy. In this match played in Cuttack between 30 January and 2 February, Odisha scored 180 in the first innings and 394 runs in the second innings. In this way, the team of services, which scored 199 runs in the first innings, got a difficult target of 376 runs to win. It is never easy to make such a big score on the last day of the match, but services openers Shubham Rohilla and Suraj Vashistha made the impossible possible.

Suraj Vashistha and Shubham Rohilla hit 376 runs without losing wickets in just 85.4 overs.
This is the first time in cricket history, when the openers have won the match by making such a big partnership. Earlier, the record of conquering the biggest target without losing wickets was in the name of Sargodha of Pakistan. He won the match by 10 wickets by scoring 332 runs against Lahore City in 1998-99.

In this record -breaking match, Shubham Rohilla scored 209 runs in 270 balls. He hit 30 fours in this innings. Shubham Rohilla returned to the pavilion with fellow opener Suraj Vashistha. Suraj Vashistha scored 154 runs in 246 balls. He hit 15 fours and a six.