Gujarat has made it to the semi-final of the Ranji Trophy defeating Odisha in the quaterfinal at Jaipur.Gujarat's 26-year-old opening batsman Samit Gohel today broke a 117-year-old record in first-class cricket by notching up the highest score while carrying his bat through the innings of 359 not
out.
While Hanif Mohammed's epic 499 remains the highest score by an opener in first-class cricket, no one has scored more than Gohel while remaining not out in his team's score of 641. One of his teammates Priyank Panchal has been the top scorer in this season's Ranji Trophy.