Record: India Test opener KL Rahul hits 337 for Karnataka, joins elite list

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Bengaluru, Jan 30: India Test opener KL Rahul today scored a triple century for Karnataka against Uttar Pradesh on the second day of their Ranji Trophy match here.

It was a new record from Rahul as he became the first Karnataka batsman to hit a triple hundred in first-class cricket. Rahul's outstanding innings of 337 (671 minutes, 448 balls, 47x4, 4x4) is also the 8th highest individual score by an Indian in Ranji Trophy and overall in first-class cricket.

Thanks to Rahul's magnificent batting for more than 11 hours and Abrar Kazi's 117 not out, Karnataka posted a mammoth 719/9 declared in 175 overs. At stumps on second day, Uttar Pradesh were 10/0 in 3 overs.

The previous best by a Karnataka batsman was 283 (Barrington Rowland, against Madhya Pradesh at the same venue in 2004/05 season). (Who is Rahul?)

The 22-year-old Rahul made his Test debut last month in Australia and scored his maiden Test ton in Sydney earlier this month. Overall, this was Rahul's 8th first-class century in 31st match.

Highest first-class scores by Karnataka batsmen (Top 5)

337 - KL Rahul Vs UP, today

283 - Barrington Rowland Vs Madhya Pradesh, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, 2004

267 - V Arun Raja Vs Bengal, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 1991

264* - CM Gautam Vs Maharashtra, Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune, 2012

259* - K Jeshwant Vs Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Agricultural Research Institute Ground, Coimbatore, 1990

Highest first-class scores by Indian batsmen (Top 10)

443* - BB Nimbalkar (Maharashtra Vs Kathiawar, Poona Club Ground, Poona, 1948)

377 - Sanjay Manjrekar (Bombay Vs Hyderabad, Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, 1991)

366 - MV Sridhar (Hyderabad Vs Andhra, Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad, 1994)

359* - Vijay Merchant (Bombay Vs Maharashtra, Brabourne Stadium, Bombay, 1944)

353 - VVS Laxman (Hyderabad Vs Karnataka, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, 2000)

352 - Cheteshwar Pujara (Saurashtra Vs Karnataka, Saurashtra University Ground, Rajkot, 2013)

340 - Sunil Gavaskar (Bombay Vs Bengal, Wankhede Stadium, 1982)

337 - KL Rahul (Karnataka Vs Uttar Pradesh, Chinnaswamy Stadium, 2015)

331 - Ravindra Jadeja (Saurashtra Vs Railways, Khandheri Cricket Stadium, Rajkot, 2012)

327 - Kedar Jadhav (Maharashtra Vs Uttar Pradesh, Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune, 2012)

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