Future Indian team star Chinmay Sutar sets records in Ranji Trophy

In the first day match between India and New Zealand, held at Eden Park stadium in Auckland, the Indian batsmen demonstrated an impressive performance. Before the powerful displays by the Indian players, the New Zealand team was struggling, losing 9 wickets for 146 runs.

At this moment, fast bowler Blair Tickner came onto the field to bat at number 11 and created a real storm. Tickner launched a lightning attack, scoring 34 runs with one four and four sixes in just 23 balls, thereby setting a major world record in ODI cricket format.

During this aggressive innings, Blair Tickner hit three sixes in the last over bowled by Arsh Deep Singh. Because of this, he became the third player in ODI history to hit four sixes in a single innings while batting at number 11. Before him, this feat was achieved only by Mohammad Amir of Pakistan (four sixes against England in 2016) and Naseem Shah of New Zealand (four sixes against New Zealand in 2025).

Tickner's achievement broke the 23-year record set by legendary fast bowler Shane Bond. Bond hit three sixes against India in Auckland on January 11, 2003. Now, after 23 years, Blair Tickner has created new history by hitting four sixes. This elite group also includes Chris Priingle (2 sixes against West Indies in 1994) and Trent Boult (2 sixes against Sri Lanka in 2015).

Thanks to this counter-attacking innings, the New Zealand team managed to achieve a competitive total of 185 runs in 40.2 overs. In the New Zealand team, Tim Seifert scored 38 runs, and Glenn Phillips scored 30 runs. For India, Arsh Deep Singh took 4 wickets, Gurnoor Barar took 3 wickets, and Anshul Kamboj took 2 wickets.

21-year-old Priyanshu Moliya achieved a historic feat by scoring over three hundred runs. In the Ranji Trophy 2026-27 tournament, he played an innings without being dismissed, accumulating 321 runs against Jammu and Kashmir while representing Baroda.

Thanks to this achievement, he became the player who scored the highest individual score in the first class among players for Baroda. This match is taking place at the Reliance Cricket Stadium in Vadodara, and it was the second day of the game.

During this innings, Priyanshu Moliya faced 492 balls, hitting 36 fours and one six. Due to his performance, Baroda managed to score an impressive 616 runs in the first half of the match.

Moliya surpassed the record of Gul Mohammad, who previously held the highest individual score for Baroda—319 runs. The list of top local achievements includes Dipak Hooda in third place with 293 runs, Vijay Hajare in fourth with 288 runs, and Jacob Martin in fifth with 271 runs.

Furthermore, by reaching three hundred runs at the age of 21, Priyanshu Moliya entered the list of players who achieved this result in Indian first-class cricket at the youngest age. After Baroda completed its innings, Jammu and Kashmir started its first half. By the end of the day, the team had scored 6 runs without losing a batsman.

Indian batsman Abhishek Sharma achieved a historic feat during the T20 series match against New Zealand on Thursday (October 22). The game was played at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, where the team was aiming for 226 runs.

Sharma hit a six off the very first delivery, becoming the player who most frequently hits sixes off the first ball in T20 Internationals. The quick attack began when New Zealand's fast bowler Matt Henry bowled a full and wide delivery at the end of the first over. Sharma masterfully executed a cover drive, sending the ball over the boundary.

This success marked his seventh instance of hitting a six off the first ball in T20 Internationals. Previously, this record belonged to Afghan player Shafiqullah Shinwari, who had done it six times. Abhishek Sharma surpassed him in this regard. Suryakumar Yadav is also listed among the leaders, holding third place with five such sixes.

After hitting the six, Sharma continued to aggressively attack the New Zealand bowlers without wasting much time. In the fourth over against Edmead Milne, he scored two fours and two sixes. However, in the sixth over, he lost his wicket while attempting a powerful shot against Michael Bresshaw. Edmead Milne, positioned at short third man, caught him.

Abhishek Sharma scored 29 runs off 12 balls, including three fours and three sixes, with an average strike rate of 241.67. Together with Sanju Samson, he provided incredible momentum to the Indian team, scoring 93 runs in the first 35 balls of the first batting wicket. When Sharma was dismissed, India's score was 93 runs for one wicket after 5.5 overs.