Mumbai, Oct 15 (CRICKETNMORE): Maharashtra batsmen Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawne on Friday posted an unbroken 594-run stand for the third wicket to record the highest partnership in the history of the Ranji Trophy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Riding on the duo's superb performance with the bat, hosts Maharashtra declared their first innings at 635\/2 with seven overs' play left on the second day of their contest against Delhi at the Wankhede Stadium here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In reply, Delhi scored 21 in five overs without losing a wicket in their first innings, still trailing the hosts by 614 runs with two days of play left.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the process, the duo created a new record, that of highest partnership for any wicket in India's first-class cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The previous record belonged to legends Vijay Hazare and Gul Mohammad, who engineered 577 runs for the fourth wicket for Baroda against Holkar back in the 1946\/47 season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It is also the second-highest association the history of the game, behind only the 624 that Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene added in a Test match against South Africa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Before this, the 580 that Rafatullah Mohmand and Aamer Sajjad added for WAPDA against Sui Southern Gas Corporation in Pakistan's domestic cricket was the second highest.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The previous highest stand for the third wicket was by Sagar Jogiyani and Ravindra Jadeja. The Saurashtra duo had posted 539 runs against Gujarat during the 2012\/13 season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Gugale, 25, remained not out on 351 off 521 balls, while the 23-year-old Bawne took 500 balls to score his 258 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Gugale-Bawne stand is also the fourth 500 plus stand ever posted in a Ranji Trophy match. Cheteshwar Pujara and Jadeja posted an unbroken 520-run stand against Orissa in 2008-09 season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The new format for the current Ranji season includes matches played an neutral venues around the country.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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