MUMBAI: Indian Test player Prithvi Shaw yesterday carved out the second highest first-class score on Indian soil when he hit 379 in a Ranji Trophy match.
Resuming on an overnight score of 240, Shaw just kept going on the second day of Mumbai’s Group B match against Assam, scoring a further 139 runs off 99 balls before he was out. Shaw, who made a century on his debut, has played 6 Tests for India.
Shaw became the ninth batter to go past 350 in a Ranji innings, and went past Swapnil Gugale (351*), Cheteshwar Pujara (352), V V S Laxman (353), Samit Gohel (359*), Vijay Merchant (359*), M V Sridhar (366) and Sanjay Manjrekar (377). Just when he seemed poised to hurtle past 400 and beyond, though, he was lbw to Riyan Parag in what turned out to be the last over before lunch.

HIGHEST SCORES IN THE RANJI TROPHY
Score Player For Against Year
443* B B Nimbalkar Maharashtra Kathiawar 1948/49
379 Prithvi Shaw Mumbai Assam 2022/23
377 Sanjay Manjrekar Bombay Hyderabad 1990/91
366 M V Sridhar Hyderabad Andhra 1993/94
359* Vijay Merchant Bombay Maharashtra 1943/44
359* Samit Gohel Gujarat Odisha 2016/17
353 V V S Laxman Hyderabad Karnataka 1999/00
352 Cheteshwar Pujara Saurashtra Karnataka 2012/13
351* Swapnil Gugale Maharashtra Delhi 2016/17
343 Puneet Bisht Meghalaya Sikkim 2018/19
341 S Gani Bihar Mizoram 2021/22
340 Sunil Gavaskar Bombay Bengal 1981/82
338 Prashant Chopra Himachal Pradesh Punjab 2017/18