Chinmay Sutar hits unbeaten 400 as Mizoram declare against Nagaland in Ranji Trophy

Chinmay Sutar made an unbeaten 400 for Mizoram against Nagaland on Monday, 19 October 2026, in the Ranji Trophy Plate match at Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima. He reached the mark in the 155th over, after which Mizoram declared on 581 for 9. The official BCCI match centre lists the fixture as a first-class game scheduled from 18 to 21 October, so this report records the innings and the Day 2 position rather than a completed result (BCCI scorecard; ESPNcricinfo). [1] [3]

The 29-year-old became only the second Indian batter to score a quadruple century in a first-class innings, after Bhausaheb Nimbalkar’s 443 not out for Maharashtra in 1948–49. Sutar also moved past Prithvi Shaw’s 379 to the second-highest individual score in Ranji Trophy history, while Nimbalkar’s 443 remained the tournament record. His 400 was part of an unbroken 189-run last-wicket stand with Lalrempunia Chhakchhuak, the third-highest such partnership in Ranji history according to ESPN (ESPN match report; ESPN feature). [4] [5]

The innings followed a difficult Ranji debut for Mizoram in the previous round, when Sutar made 35 and 99 in a three-wicket loss to Manipur. His second innings against Manipur helped Mizoram fight back after conceding a 68-run lead; against Nagaland, the late partnership with Chhakchhuak carried Mizoram beyond 580 after the ninth wicket had fallen. ESPN’s account also records Sutar’s route through Mumbai club cricket, the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Mumbai T20 League before this breakthrough (ESPN background feature). [5]

At the latest official Day 2 snapshot available on 19 October, Nagaland had reached 50 for 1 after 13 overs and still trailed by 531 runs with nine wickets remaining. Hindustan Times had earlier recorded Sutar’s unbeaten century at the close of Day 1, while the BCCI page confirmed the declaration and Nagaland’s reply. The match was still in progress at that snapshot, and no later result is asserted here (BCCI match centre; Hindustan Times). [2] [6]