Top 3 run-getters after Phase 1 of Ranji Trophy 2026-27
Chinmay Sutar's unbeaten 400 headlines a remarkable Phase 1 in the Ranji Trophy 2026-27, with three batters standing well clear of the rest.
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1. Chinmay Sutar (Mizoram)
Chinmay Sutar leads all Phase 1 run-scorers by a wide margin, having accumulated 834 runs from just five innings at a batting average of 208.50. He struck three centuries and one fifty across four matches, with a highest score of 400 not out. Sutar faced 1,261 balls at a strike rate of 66.13, hitting 89 fours and seven sixes, and was dismissed only once throughout Phase 1.
The centrepiece of his tally was an unbeaten 400 against Nagaland at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium in Dimapur on October 19, 2026. He reached that landmark from 517 deliveries, with 46 boundaries and seven sixes among his strokes. Sutar was unbeaten on 392 at tea and completed the milestone in the 155th over before Mizoram declared on 581 for 9. That innings was only his second first-class fixture, and it placed him second in Ranji Trophy history behind B.B. Nimbalkar's unbeaten 443 for Maharashtra against Kathiawar in 1948. He also surpassed Prithvi Shaw's 379 to claim the second-highest individual score in the tournament's history. Earlier in Phase 1, Sutar had scored 35 and 99 on debut against Manipur at Nadiad between October 11 and 14, 2026, in a three-wicket loss.
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