Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan continued his rich vein of form on the domestic circuit with a commanding double century against Hyderabad in a Ranji Trophy match on Friday. The 27-year-old’s knock marked the fifth First-Class double hundred of his career, once again underlining his stature as one of the most prolific batters in Indian domestic cricket.
Sarfaraz reached the milestone off just 206 deliveries, bringing up his 17th First-Class hundred earlier in the innings and his first century of the 2025–26 season. Since the 2019–20 season, only Amandeep Khare and Anustup Majumdar have scored more Ranji Trophy hundreds than the Mumbai batter, highlighting his remarkable consistency over multiple campaigns.
He was eventually dismissed for a fluent 227 off 219 balls, an innings decorated with 19 fours and nine sixes. Sarfaraz scored at a strike rate of 103.65, an impressive tempo for red-ball cricket. One of the defining aspects of the innings was his dominance against India team-mate Mohammed Siraj, from whom he collected 45 runs off just 39 deliveries, consistently disrupting Hyderabad’s bowling plans.
The double century is the latest chapter in an outstanding run of form for Sarfaraz across formats. Earlier this season, he made headlines during the 2025–26 Vijay Hazare Trophy, where he smashed a blistering 15-ball half-century against Punjab. That effort was the fastest fifty by an Indian in List A cricket, breaking the long-standing record jointly held by Maharashtra’s Abhijit Kale and Baroda all-rounder Atit Sheth, both of whom had taken 16 balls to reach the landmark.
Sarfaraz went on to finish the Vijay Hazare Trophy as Mumbai’s highest run-scorer, amassing 303 runs in six innings at an average of 75.75 and a strike rate of 190.56. His consistency carried into the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where he emerged as Mumbai’s second-highest run-scorer with 329 runs in seven matches, averaging 65.80 while striking at an imposing rate of 203.80.
Although Sarfaraz last represented India in a Test match against New Zealand in November 2024, his performances since then have kept him firmly in the spotlight. His recent form was further rewarded at the IPL 2026 auction, where he was picked up by Chennai Super Kings at his base price of Rs. 75 lakh.
With another monumental Ranji Trophy innings to his name, Sarfaraz has once again strengthened his case through sheer weight of runs, reaffirming his dominance in India’s domestic cricket landscape.
