Baroda’s Priyanshu Moliya, 21, scores triple century in Ranji Trophy

One other teenage batter has captured the headlines by his sensible batting in the ongoing 2026-27 Ranji Trophy season. Priyanshu Moliya, a 21-year-old batter from Baroda, registered a triple century in opposition to the defending champions, Jammu and Kashmir.

Moliya turned one of the youngest Indian batters to get a triple century in First-Class cricket. With the triple century, Baroda secured a monumental whole of 616 runs of their first innings in opposition to Jammu and Kashmir on the Reliance Cricket Floor in Vadodara, Gujarat.

Unbeaten 321 runs for Priyanshu Moliya

Priyanshu Moliya remained not out for 321 runs, going through 492 balls. To decorate the innings, the 21-year-old right-handed batter hammered the J&Ok bowlers for 36 fours and one six. Former India National Cricket Team opener Wasim Jaffer scored a triple century in First Class cricket when he was solely 18.

In response to the stats, Priyanshu Moliya turned the second Baroda batter to score a FC triple ton and the seventh youngest Indian to document a First Class triple century. Abhinav Mukund, Rishabh Pant, Arjan Kripal Singh, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Srikar Bharat are the other 5 batters in the list.

Here are the total names of the <a href="https://cricket.worldwide/top-10-overseas-gamers-to-watch-in-wbbl-2026/” title=”High 10 Overseas Gamers to Watch in WBBL 2026″>gamers in the youngest Indian First-Class triple-centurions list:

1. Wasim Jaffer: 18 years, 262 days.
2. Abhinav Mukund: 18 years, 302 days.
3. Rishabh Pant: 19 years, 92 days
4. Arjan Kripal Singh: 19 years, 342 days.
5. Cheteshwar Pujara: 20 years, 290 days.
6. Srikar Bharat (KS Bharat): 21 years, 126 days.
7. Priyanshu Moliya: 21 years, 132 days.

Priyanshu Moliya explains his batting in opposition to Jammu and Kashmir

After the stumps of the Day’s play, the younger Baroda batter informed BCCI in an interview that he aimed to play so long as attainable. They misplaced just a few wickets early in the innings, so Moliya was trying to stitch some vital partnerships in the center.

“First of all, I am feeling very good. I was trying to play so long as attainable. As a result of at the start, the wickets had fallen. So I was looking for a partnership. So the target was to play so long as attainable,” Moliya informed BCCI.

“The wicket was very good. The fast bowler helped me a bit. So I was trying to play as near the physique as attainable. And that was the target; in my thoughts, it was the same. In the begin, it was a protracted one. As quickly as the fielder came up, I believed that if I bought a ball in my range, I would hit it,” he added.

Accountability led Priyanshu Moliya to the milestone

Priyanshu, who completed his century by smashing a six, claimed that because of the additional accountability, he was capable of play the milestone knock. It was not easy for him, as the team saved shedding wickets in many of the first innings.

“I feel the accountability was large. As a result of the wickets were continuously falling. So the facet batsmen have the accountability to play long for the team. And maintain doing partnerships,” he mentioned.

Supply: cricketaddictor.com