Jharkhand dominated the Nagaland attack in their Ranji Trophy pre-quarterfinal clash to register the fourth-highest team total in the tournament's history on Monday (March 14).

Riding on stunning display from their middle-order batters and the tail-enders, Jharkhand crossed the 800-run mark on Day 3 of the five-day match at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

After Virat Singh's 107, wicketkeeper batter Kumar Kushagra smashed 266 – his maiden first-class century only in his third match. Their brilliance with the bat was followed by Anukul Roy’s 59 and left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem’s second first-class ton.

During his 177-run knock, Nadeem shared a 191-run stand for the 10th wicket with Rahul Shukla, who ended with a fine knock of 85.

Jharkhand’s gigantic total was just the seventh instance of 800-plus total in India's premier first-class tournament and the highest at the iconic Eden Gardens.

Highest totals in Ranji Trophy history:

944/6d - Hyderabad versus Andhra Pradesh, Secunderabad (1993-94)

912/8d - Holkar versus Mysore, Indore (1945-46)

912/6d - Tamil Nadu versus Goa, Panaji (1988-89)

880/10 - Jharkhand versus Nagaland, Kolkata (2021-22)

855/6d - Mumbai versus Hyderabad, Mumbai (Bombay, 1990/91)

826/4 - Maharashtra versus Kathiawar, Pune (Poona, 1940/41)

826/7d -Meghalaya versus Sikkim, Bhubaneswar (2018/19)

(With Sportstar inputs)