On November 13, Goa and Arunachal faced off at the Goa Cricket Association Academy in Porvorim. After winning the coin toss, the visitors decided to bat first; however, on the first day, they were only able to score 84 runs.

The primary cause of this was Arjun Tendulkar’s outstanding performance, which saw him take five wickets for twenty-five runs—the first five-wicket haul in the family. When Ishaan Gadekar was out for three runs in the reply, Goa faced an early defeat.

However, by the time Suyash Prabhudessai was removed for a strong 73 off 64 balls, they had already amassed 121 runs. This brought third-place finishers Kashyap Bakle and Snehal Kauthankar together.

At a thrilling pace, Kauthankar quickly reached his first, second, and third hundreds. He required only 49 balls to earn his third hundred after needing 146 balls to reach a double century.

With the distinction of being the second fastest against Arunachal Pradesh, this most recent triple century is presently regarded as the third quickest in first-class cricket history. Although Bakle participated in the celebrations as well, Kauthankar’s triple century, which lasted 269 balls, was much shorter. As one of the quickest entrants on the list, it has already achieved the ninth position.

Following the precedent established by Tamil Nadu’s WV Raman 313 and Arjan Kripal Singh 302* in the 1988–89 season, Bakle and Kauthankar accomplished a unique achievement by being the second pair of batsmen to both reach triple hundreds in a single innings of a first-class match.

Soon after Bakle hit his triple hundred, Goa skipper Darshan Misal quickly made a declaration, denying the pair a chance to set the highest partnership record in first-class cricket. To beat the 624 runs set by Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara in a Test match, they needed 19 more runs.