Run Out for 99, Then 400 Not Out: Chinmay Sutar Just Did What No Indian Has Done in 78 Years

One week ago, Chinmay Sutar was run out for 99 on his Ranji Trophy debut. On October 19, 2026, the 29-year-old Mizoram batter walked off the Sovima Cricket Ground unbeaten on 400 off 517 balls against Nagaland — and straight into a club that had exactly one Indian member for 78 years.

The direct answer: what did Chinmay Sutar do?

Chinmay Sutar scored 400 not out for Mizoram against Nagaland in a Ranji Trophy Plate League match at Sovima. He became only the second Indian batter to score a quadruple century in first-class cricket, after B.B. Nimbalkar's 443 not out for Maharashtra in 1948-49. Mizoram declared on 581 for 9 in the 155th over, moments after Sutar reached 400.

What happened at Sovima

Sutar was unbeaten on 392 at tea. He reached 400 in the 155th over, finishing with 46 fours and seven sixes. This was only his second first-class match — and remarkably, it was his maiden first-class century, converted all the way to 400.

The finish needed help from the very last man in. With wickets falling around him, Sutar shared an unbroken 189-run partnership for the tenth wicket with No. 11 Lalrempuia Chhakchhuak, who made 14 off 76 balls simply by refusing to get out. That stand is the third-highest for the last wicket in Ranji Trophy history, 43 runs short of the all-time record of 233 set by Ajay Sharma and Maninder Singh for Delhi against Mumbai in 1991-92.

Sutar later said he was not chasing a personal milestone at all. After 200, he was talking to the tailenders and trying to keep the team total growing — and only learned about the record when the innings was declared.

Why this is blowing up

Numbers like this almost never happen. Sutar's 400 not out is only the 12th score of 400 or more in first-class cricket history, a list still led by Brian Lara's 501 not out. It passed Prithvi Shaw's 379 to become the second-highest individual score in Ranji Trophy history, behind only Nimbalkar.

It also broke a quirky record in the process: no batter had ever converted a maiden first-class century into a quadruple hundred before. The previous highest score for a maiden century was 341, by Bihar's Sakibul Gani in February 2022 — against Mizoram, of all teams.

Then there is the week that preceded it. In Mizoram's season opener against Manipur, Sutar made 35 and then 99 — run out one run short of a debut hundred. His own explanation for what followed is simple: after that dismissal, he felt he had to do something big in the next game.

The backstory: a leg-spinner who bet on himself

Sutar did not start out as a marathon batter. Until Under-16 level, he was a leg-spinner and lower-order hitter who dreamed of being the next Shane Warne. His batting idol was closer to home: Sachin Tendulkar. The connection is in the family — his father, Rajesh Sutar, a former Mumbai Ranji batter, once opened the batting alongside Tendulkar in Mumbai club cricket. Chinmay says he spoke to Tendulkar once or twice at a practice session in BKC and took away advice about mindset.

Breaking through in Mumbai proved brutal. He captained the Under-23 side, was part of a Vijay Hazare Trophy-winning squad in 2020-21 without playing a game, and did not make his senior Mumbai debut until January 2026 — when he was run out for two in his lone Vijay Hazare match. Suryakumar Yadav helped him secure a bat contract in 2020-21, and he shared dressing rooms with Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar and Shreyas Iyer, but consistent chances never came.

So he gambled. Playing club cricket in the United Kingdom in mid-2026, he flew to Delhi for a rain-shortened Mizoram trial in Gurgaon, then flew straight back. He took a No Objection Certificate from the Mumbai Cricket Association, moved to Mizoram for the 2026-27 season, and — in his second match — produced one of the greatest innings in Indian domestic history.

Key facts at a glance

Score: 400 not out off 517 balls, 46 fours and 7 sixes, for Mizoram vs Nagaland at Sovima on October 19, 2026.
Team total: Mizoram declared on 581 for 9.
Historic rank: Second Indian to 400 in first-class cricket; second-highest Ranji Trophy score ever, behind Nimbalkar's 443*.
Last-wicket stand: 189 unbroken with Lalrempuia Chhakchhuak — third-highest for the 10th wicket in Ranji history.
Context: Only his second first-class match, one week after being run out for 99 on debut.

What's next

For Mizoram, a Plate League side, Sutar's innings is a landmark moment that will be replayed for years. For Sutar himself, the takeaway he keeps repeating is patience — a lesson he credits to his father: wait for the right time, keep working, and be ready when the opportunity finally arrives. After a run-out for 99 and a lifetime of waiting for a chance in Mumbai, 400 not out is about as loud an arrival as cricket allows.

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FAQ

Who is Chinmay Sutar?

Chinmay Rajesh Sutar is a 29-year-old Mumbai-born batter who moved to Mizoram for the 2026-27 season. He scored 400 not out against Nagaland in only his second first-class match.

Who was the first Indian to score 400 in first-class cricket?

B.B. Nimbalkar was the first, scoring 443 not out for Maharashtra against Kathiawar in 1948-49. That remains the highest individual score in Ranji Trophy history.

What was Chinmay Sutar's score and how many balls did he face?

Sutar finished unbeaten on 400 off 517 balls, with 46 fours and seven sixes. Mizoram declared on 581 for 9 after he reached the milestone in the 155th over.

Had Sutar scored a first-class century before this?

No. The 400 not out was his maiden first-class century — the first time any batter has converted a maiden century into a quadruple hundred. On debut a week earlier he had been run out for 99.