MUMBAI: Mumbai batter Chinmay Sutar made history on Monday when, playing only his second first-class fixture, the 29-year-old slammed 400 not out, in an marathon innings spanning 517 balls and studded with 46 fours and seven sixes, in a Ranji Trophy Plate group match between Mizoram and Nagaland at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium in Sovima.During his epic knock, Sutar, who played one match (against Maharashtra) in the Vijay Hazare Trophy for Mumbai last season, went past Prithvi Shaw‘s 379 to record the second-highest score in the history of the Ranji Trophy, and joined BB Nimbalkar, who had scored 443 not out for Maharashtra against Kathiawar in 1948-49 to become only the second Indian batsman to score 400 in a first-class match, and the 10th overall.Sutar was within touching distance for the all-time record for the Ranji Trophy’s highest-ever individual score, held by BB Nimbalkar, Unbeaten on 392 at tea, Sutar reached 400 in the 155th over, with Mizoram declaring the innings at 581 for nine immediately after the No. 3 bat reached the special milestone.Sutar put on an unbeaten 190-run partnership for the tenth wicket with Lalrempunia Chhakchhuak, who made 14 not out off 76 balls.Such was the impact of Sutar’s knock that the second highest score in Mizoram’s innings was Jehu Anderson (69).Riding on Sutar’s colossal knock, Mizoram made 581 for nine declared. Sutar had fallen run out on 99 on his first-class debut in the previous round against Manipur at Nadiad.Chinmay’s father Rajesh Sutar is a former Mumbai off-spinning allrounder who once opened the batting with the legendary Sachin Tendulkar for Mumbai. He played seven first-class matches.Chinmay Sutar played for the India Under-23 team in the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.Sutar has been one of the top run-getters in the past two seasons of T20 Mumbai, thus playing a stellar role in Maratha Royals’ back-to-back title wins in this period.Sutar scored half-centuries-62 off 49 balls & 61 off 52 balls for Maratha Royals in the semis and finals of the 2026 T20 Mumbai League, eventually finishing with 210 runs.In 2025, he was the ‘Orange Cap’ winner in the T20 Mumbai League.
