Ajay Rohera set a world record on his first-class debut for Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. Rohera scored 267 not out against Hyderabad on day three of round five match of Ranji Trophy. He set the record for the highest-ever score on debut in first-class cricket. 

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The record previously belonged to Amol Mazumdar for his 260 on debut on February 12, 1994. 

Rohera hit 21 fours and five sixes in his innings. He wa unbeaten on 255 on day two and went past Mazumdar’s record early on day three.

Madhya Pradesh declared their innings at 562/4 with Rohera unbeaten on 267 while Yash Dubey was batting on 139 not out. They took a lead of 438 runs over Hyderabad who were all out for 124 in their first innings.

Here are the highest scores on first-class debut:

Player Runs Team Opposition Place Year
Ajay Rohera 267* Madhya Pradesh Hyderabad Indore 2018-19
Amol Mazumdar 260 Bombay Haryana Faridabad 1993-94
Baheer 256* Speen Ghar Region Amo Region Amanullah 2017-18
Eric Max 240 Transvaal Griqualand Johannesberg 1920-21
Sam Loxton 232* Victoria Queensland Melbourne 1946-47
Gundappa Viswanath 230 Mysore Andhra Vijaywada 1967-68
Mayank Raghav 228 Manipur Nagaland Sovima 2018-19
Tom Marsden 227 Sheffield & Leicester Nottingham Sheffield 1826
Hubert Doggart 215* Cambridge University Lancashire Cambridge 1948
Jiwanjot Singh 213 Punjab Hyderabad Mohali 2012-13