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Prithvi Shaw pounds 200 in 141 balls! Fastest double tons in Ranji Trophy history

Aakash Saini

Prithvi Shaw [Source: @CricCrazyJohns/X.com]Prithvi Shaw [Source: @CricCrazyJohns/X.com]

Prithvi Shaw flayed Chandigarh bowlers by cracking a scintillating double century from just 141 balls at the Sector 16 Stadium in Chandigarh. In search for a spot in India’s Test setup, the blistering right-handed opener notched up his 14th first-class century, also his first since shifting his domestic base from Mumbai to Maharashtra.

Remarkably, Prithvi Shaw’s breathtaking knock also marks one of the fastest double hundreds in the history of Ranji Trophy. Celebrating Prithvi’s resurgence, here is a look at five of the fastest double centuries in Ranji Trophy history.

5. Snehal Kauthankar – 146 balls vs Arunachal Pradesh, 2024/25

Goa middle-order batter Snehal Kauthankar blasted a double century from just 146 balls during his batting mayhem against Arunachal Pradesh in the Plate Group match of the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season back in November 2024 at the Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground. The cricketer scored 314 unbeaten runs in all from just 215 deliveries, thus also tonking one of the fastest Ranji Trophy triple hundreds in the same innings. Overall, Kauthankar clattered 45 fours and four huge sixes and crafted a 606*-run partnership with fellow triple-centurion Kashyap Bakhale as Goa mounted 727-2d before completing a remarkable innings win.

4. Rahul Singh – 143 balls vs Nagaland, 2023/24

Hyderabad number three Rahul Singh blew away Nagaland bowlers with an electric double century from just 143 balls in the Plate Group match of the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy season back in January 2024. Batting first at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium in Sovima, the cricketer unleashed 214 runs from 157 balls with 23 cracking boundaries and nine huge sixes, and shared century-plus partnerships with opening batter Tanmay Agarwal and with captain Tilak Varma. Rahul Singh’s double ton catapulted Hyderabad to a monumental 474-5d in just 76.4 overs to set up a huge innings win by 194 runs over the hosts.

3. Prithvi Shaw – 141 balls vs Chandigarh, 2025-26*

Team India Test reject Prithvi Shaw mounted 222 runs off just 156 balls in the second Maharashtra innings from their Elite Group B game of the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy season against Chandigarh at the Sector 16 Stadium in Chandigarh. The blistering right-hander raced to his double century in just 141 balls, before finishing his thunderous knock with 29 boundaries and five huge sixes to his name. The innings also marked Prithvi Shaw’s first-ever century for Maharashtra, as he continues to knock on selection doors for a spot in India’s Test line-up.

2. Ravi Shastri – 123 balls vs Baroda, 1984-85

Then Indian all-rounder Ravi Shastri, fresh from his 1983 World Cup win in England, registered a double century in just 123 balls for Mumbai in their 1984-85 Ranji Trophy match against the visiting Baroda team at the Wankhede Stadium. Emboldened with a 41-run first innings lead, Shastri belted 13 fours and 13 sixes to aggregate 130 off his 200 unbeaten runs from boundaries alone, as Mumbai mounted 457-5d in their second innings at an exhilarating run rate of 5.70. Ravi Shastri also picked up five wickets in the game across both innings, but in spite of his best efforts, the match still ended in a draw.

1. Tanmay Agarwal – 119 balls vs Arunachal Pradesh, 2023-24

Hyderabad opener Tanmay Agarwal shattered numerous batting records through his captivating 366 against Arunachal Pradesh in the Plate Group match of the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy season back in January 2024 in Hyderabad. Employing aggressive stroke-play throughout his 181-ball stay at the crease, Agarwal raced to his double century from just 119 balls to tonk Ranji Trophy’s fastest-ever double hundred.

Roughly 40 minutes later into the innings, the belligerent opener completed his triple ton from 147 balls. Tanmay Agarwal eventually concluded his exhilarating marathon at 366 from 181 balls with 34 fours and 26 sixes as Hyderabad charted 615-4d in just 59.3 overs at a run rate of 10.33.