Bengal batter Sudip Kumar Gharami missed out on a well-deserved triple-hundred after he was cleaned up by Shaik Rasheed for 299 during the Ranji Trophy quarter-final match against Andhra at Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, Kalyani.
Bengal thoroughly dominated Andhra in the first innings and posted a mammoth 629 to take a lead of 334 runs. The side lost a some wickets at regular intervals and were reduced to 153/5 before Gharami joined hands with Sumanta Gupta to stitch a stand of 165 runs for the sixth wicket.
🚨 out on 299
Bengal batsman sudip Kumar gharami out on 299 in Ranji trophy quarter final against Andhrapradesh
— Sawai96 (@Aspirant_9457) February 9, 2026
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
A moment he will never forget! 🥹🙌
Helmet off, arms raised, and the dressing room on its feet.
Watch Sudip Gharami soak in the applause after bringing up his maiden First-Class Double Century!#RanjiTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/DvrKHFLdVQ
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) February 8, 2026
2⃣5⃣0⃣ up for Sudip Kumar Gharami 👏
What a marvelous marathon knock he’s playing here for Bengal 😮
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/1EFlpcvuPn#RanjiTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/UVJpr0ihl9
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) February 9, 2026
Rebuilding the innings, run by run 🤝
Watch Sudip Gharami and Sumanta Gupta stitch together a vital 100-run partnership to keep Bengal out of trouble!
Updates ▶️ https://t.co/1EFlpcvuPn#RanjiTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/jy7us7AklD
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) February 8, 2026
Gupta struck 81 while Gharami continued his form. Wicket-keeper batter Shakir Habib Gandhi also made a valuable contribution with 95 while Mohammed Shami chipped in a quick-fire 53 off 33. Shaik Rasheed scalped four wickets that included the dismissal of Gharami. It was a straight delivery that kept low and the right-handed batter completely missed it as it disturbed the wood work behind.
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