Delhi captain Ayush Badoni joined an elite list of batters to hit double centuries in two consecutive innings in the Ranji Trophy, thanks to his recent score of 210*against Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy 2026/27.
Badoni won the toss, choosing that Delhi will bat first, against Jharkhand in the match that is being played at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi. The top order gave a decent start with Priyansh Arya (39), Sanat Sangwan (37), and Yash Dhull (29) getting starts before perishing.
However, Ayush Badoni, who has been in good form, took the attack to Jharkhand bowlers and, along with Sumit Mathur, put them on the back foot. At the time of writing this piece, Badoni had made 205* off 226 balls, with 18 fours and 3 sixes to his name. Mathur, on the other hand, had made 138* runs with 14 fours and 1 six.
Badoni had reached the 200-run mark in only 216 balls during the second day’s play. He added an unbeaten 334 runs for the sixth wicket with Sumit Mathur, who scored 150* as Delhi declared their innings at 515/5. Ayush Badoni remained not out on 210 runs with 19 fours and 3 sixes to his name.
Badoni has been in terrific form, as he slammed 217 against Gujarat in the previous Ranji Trophy game. Delhi had posted 648/8d, with Priyansh Arya scoring 199, while Badoni slammed 217 and Sumit Mathur scored 92 runs, amongst others. Gujarat replied with 479 runs, thanks to Manan Hingaraja’s 123.
With his recent double century for Delhi, Badoni has joined an elite list of Indian batters who have scored double centuries in consecutive first-class innings. Delhi greats Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli are part of this elite list, and overall, Badoni is the 21st Indian to achieve the feat in the format.
Badoni had also hammered a double century in the Duleep Trophy for North Zone, making the latest knock the fourth of his First-Class career and second of the season.
KS Ranjitsinhji was the first batter to achieve this feat, after whom the prestigious Ranji Trophy was named. Ranjitsinhji remains the only Indian to record the feat twice, having scored back-to-back double centuries in 1900 and 1901.
Indian batters to hit two First-Class double centuries in consecutive innings
- KS Ranjitsinhji – 1900 and 1901
- Nawab of Pataudi – 1933
- Vijay Merchant – 1941/42 and 1944/45
- Rusi Modi – 1944/45
- Dilip Vengsarkar – 1979/80
- Arun Lal – 1986/87
- WV Raman – 1988/89
- Surendra Bhave – 1991/92
- Vinod Kambli – 1992/93
- Pankaj Dharmani – 1999/00
- Gautam Gambhir – 2001/02
- Venugopal Rao – 2003-04
- Sangram Singh – 2008/09
- Paras Dogra – 2015-16
- Virat Kohli – 2017-18
- Milind Kumar – 2018-19
- Sarfaraz Khan – 2019-20
- N Jagadeesan – 2023-24
- Agni Chopra – 2024-25
- Snehal Kauthankar – 2024-25
- Ayush Badoni* – 2026-27
