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An immense record - the highest partnership in all first-class cricket - could have been broken at the Wankhede Stadium if Swapnil Gugale, Maharashtra's stand-in captain, had been aware of what he and Ankit Bawne were on the verge of achieving. Their third-wicket stand of 594 was just 30 short of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jaywardene's record, when Gugale declared Maharashtra's innings

Maharashtra had amassed 635 for 2 before the captain - Gugale was leading the team for the first time - decided to give his bowlers five overs at the Delhi batsmen before stumps. He had struck his maiden triple-century - his 351 was the seventh highest score in the Ranji Trophy - and Bawne's 258 was his first double-century.

Gugale said he was made aware of how close they were only after he switched on his phone after play. "I had nearly 100 missed calls and 200 messages," he told ESPNcricinfo. "It was only as I went through them one by one did I realise we were 30-odd short of the world-record partnership in first-class cricket. So there's a tinge of regret. Maybe I could have declared after the record, but the decision was mine alone so I can't complain."

Maharashtra had begun the second morning on 290 for 2 with Gugale and Bawne - on 152 and 120 - having added 249 on the first day. By the end of the innings, Gugale had batted 521 minutes and struck 37 fours and five sixes, while Bawne batted 500 minutes, hitting 18 fours and two sixes. They had added 345 on the second day.

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