Top 5 first-class partnerships in cricket history

#2 – (594 runs) Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawne for Maharashtra against Delhi at Wankhede, 2016

Gugale and Bawne came within 30 runs of breaking the world record

Following a clinical innings triumph in their season opener against Assam, Delhi arrived at Wankhede eager to take on a Maharashtra side that had lost their previous match. However, what transpired on the first two days might just have sapped the life out of Unmukt Chand’s team.

Although Maharashtra lost a couple of early wickets, opener Swapnil Gugale added 594 runs alongside Ankit Bawne to lead them to a daunting total. After going past the 300-run mark, skipper Gugale decided to declare with Bawne 42 short of his own triple ton and their partnership only 30 runs behind the all-time best.

Later on, he admitted his regret upon being informed of the close proximity to the world record.