A shameful record in the history of Ranji Trophy: What happened in the Meghalaya vs Mumbai match?

A unique record was made in the history of Indian domestic cricket in the match being played between Mumbai and Meghalaya on 30 January in Ranji Trophy 2024-25. In this match being played at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy, BKC Mumbai, the Meghalaya team got a chance to bat first, but their start was very bad. The team lost its first six wickets for a total score of just 2 runs, which happened for the first time in the history of the Ranji Trophy.

Mumbai won the toss and decided to bowl first and Shardul Thakur's deadly bowling proved it completely right. The Meghalaya team lost its first wicket on a score of zero, after which the second wicket fell on a score of one.

Shardul Thakur, who came to bowl in the third over for Mumbai, took a hat-trick and put Meghalaya under complete pressure. At the same time, on the first ball of the fourth over, the Meghalaya team also lost its sixth wicket on a score of 2 runs. In the first innings, six players from Meghalaya could not even open their account. Due to the lower-order players, Meghalaya managed to reach a score of 86 in their first innings.

If we look at the score of a team after its first six wickets fall in first-class cricket, then the Meghalaya team is now at number two on that list. The MCC team is at number one in this list who lost their first six wickets at a score of zero in the county season in 1872, after which the Meghalaya team is now named. At the same time, the Oxford University team is at number three in this list who lost their first six wickets at a score of three in 1867.