541 runs in 4th innings and won the match
Saturday, February 6, 2010
West Zone created a new world record by scoring 541 runs in a Duleep Trophy match (final) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Saturday against South Zone. Yusuf Pathan hit a powerful double century to help his team to won the Duleep Trophy for the season 2009-10.
West Zone required 536 runs to win the final. Saurashtra’s Ranji player Chirag Pathak scored 130 and then Yusuf Pathan took the charge of the chase. Hi has hit 10 sixes and 19 fours in his 190-ball unbeaten 210.
This was the only 8th instance when a team successfully chases a target of over 500 runs in the history first class cricket. The previous record was 513 for 9 by Kumar Sangakkara led Central Province against Southern Province during the Ten Sports Interprovincial Tournament (Sri Lanka) in 2003-04 in Kandy.
During the same season South Zone won the Duleep Trophy Group match against England A team by achieving a target of 503 at Gurgaon and that time Y Venugopal Rao scored 228 not out for the winners. Today’s test debutant against South Africa S Badrinath also hit a ton of 100 not out.
Here is the list of the team successfully chase the target of over 500 runs in first class cricket.
541/7, West Zone Vs South Zone, Hyderabad, 2009-10
513/9, Central Province Vs Southern Province, Kandy, 2003-04
507/7, Cambridge Uni Vs MCC, Lord’s (st John’s Wood, 1896
506/6, South Australia Vs Queensland, Adelaide, 1991-92
503/4, South Zone Vs England A, Gurgaon, 2003-04
502/8, Players Vs Gentleman, Lord’s (st John’s Wood, 1900
502/6, Middlesex Vs Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, 1925
500/7, S African Uni Vs Western Province, Stellenbosch Uni Ground, 1978-79
