Karnataka Duo Slams Record 403-Run Stand in First Division League Match

Skipper Pawan Deshpande and Anirudh Joshi of Vultures Cricket Club slammed double centuries apiece during a record fifth-wicket partnership of 403 runs in a First Division league match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

In the two-day game which concluded on Sunday, Anirudh joined Deshpande when the fourth wicket fell at 55 with 18.3 overs of the allotted 90 overs having been bowled.

The pair together went on to reach a score of 458 at the end of 90 overs. Deshpande scored 204 not out (off 258 balls with three sixes and 24 fours) and Anirudh hit 212 not out (off 199 balls with eight sixes and 23 fours). It was a record partnership and also a record for both the batsmen getting double hundreds in a First Division league match wherein the first innings is limited to 90 overs.