Jharkhand left-arm spinner Manishi equalled a first-class cricket world record by dismissing six batters via LBW in a single innings during the Duleep Trophy quarter-final between East Zone and North Zone

Jharkhand left-arm spinner Manishi equalled a first-class cricket world record by dismissing six batters via LBW in a single innings during the Duleep Trophy quarter-final between East Zone and North Zone.

Batting first at the BCCI CEG Ground, North Zone scored 405 in their first innings. Manishi was the pick of the East Zone bowlers, finishing with figures of 6-111. What’s worth noting is that all six of his wickets were LBW dismissals. His victims were Shubham Khajuria (26), Ankit Kumar (30), Yash Dhull (39), Kanhaiya Wadhawan (76), Auqib Nabi (44), and Harshit Rana (7).

Manishi now jointly holds the record for the most LBW dismissals in a first-class innings, sharing the feat with five others. Four of them – England's Ollie Robinson (2021), and Mark Ilott (1995), Pakistan's Tabish Khan (2011), and Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas (2005) – played Test cricket for their respective national teams.

Bowlers with most LBWs in a first-class innings, full list:

No. of LBWs Player Match Venue Year
6 Mark Ilott Northamptonshire v Essex Wardown Park, Luton 1995
6 Chaminda Vaas Southern Province v Western Province R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2004/05
6 Tabish Khan Khan Research Laboratories v Karachi Whites National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi 2011/12
6 Ollie Robinson Glamorgan v Sussex Sophia Gardens, Cardiff 2021
6 Chris Wright Gloucestershire v Leicestershire County Ground, Bristol 2021
6 Manishi North Zone v East Zone Centre of Excellence Ground 1, Bangalore 2025/26

East Zone, in response, were bowled out for 230 in their first innings, with J&K pacer Auqib Nabi claiming 5-28, including four wickets in four balls. North Zone, in their second innings, were 658-4 when the match ended in a draw. Ayush Badoni (204 not out), stand-in captain Ankit Kumar (198), and Yash Dhull (133) led the batting charge. North Zone won due to their 175-run first-innings lead.

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Who is Manishi?

Manishi is a left-arm spinner hailing from Jharkhand. With a first-class career just nine matches old, he had a stellar Ranji Trophy season last year, finishing with 22 wickets at an average of 27.22. His 6-111 in the Duleep Trophy quarter-final are now his best career figures, surpassing his previous best of 4-49.

Manishi’s international experience came with India Under-19 during a four-day match against South Africa Under-19 in 2019. He picked up seven wickets at an average of 12.57, including a 5-58.

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