Bengal are cruising to the Semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 after Sudip Kumar Gharami's unlucky 299 against Andhra, which guided them to the 600+ total in the Quarterfinal match. 

While Andhra scored 295 in the first innings after Bengal sent them to bat first, Bengal scored 629 all out in their first innings. Bengal were once battling at 153/5, but Sudip Kumar Gharami and the lower-middle-order batters guided Bengal to the big total for Bengal, as they have put one strong feet to the Semi-finals with a strong 334-run first innings lead. 

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Sudip Kumar Gharami scored unlucky 299

Sudip Kumar Gharami, the right-handed no.3 batter, scored 299 runs in 596 balls with 31 fours and six sixes. In the 194th over, Sudip was bowled by Shaik Rasheed. Sudip became the third batter in first-class cricket history to be dismissed for 299 runs.

A knock worthy of a 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 👏

Sudip Gharami walks back after a marathon inning of 299 (596) to keep Bengal ahead in the #RanjiTrophy quarter final!@IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/DK7hMTyqPI

— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) February 9, 2026

Which player got out on 299 in first-class cricket?

• Martin Crowe (New Zealand) 299 vs Sri Lanka at Wellington in 1991
• Mike Powell (Glamorgan) 299 vs Gloucestershire at Cheltenham in 2006
• Sudip Kumar Gharami (Bengal) 299 vs Andhra at Kalyani in 2026

Sumanta Gupta and Habib Gandhi batted strongly before Mohammed Shami's 31-ball fifty

Sumanta Gupta scored 81 off 167 balls with nine fours and one six, while Habib Gandhi narrowly missed his maiden first-class century by scoring 95 off 229 balls with eight fours and one six. Sudip had a 165-run partnership with Sumanta for the sixth wicket and a 221-run partnership with Habib for the seventh wicket. 

Later, the Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami played a fiery knock of 31-ball 50, as he scored 53 off 33 balls with seven fours and three sixes before losing his wicket.