Archive · 5 Jan 2026
Pranav Dhanawade's Record-Breaking 1009-Run Innings
Pranav Dhanawade is a boy from a small town near Mumbai.
When he was 15, he played a cricket match and scored an amazing 1009 runs.
This is the most runs anyone has ever scored in a school match.
He hit 129 fours and 59 sixes.
His team won by a huge margin.
People all over the world noticed his talent, including famous cricketers.
But after this big moment, it was hard for him to keep up with everyone's expectations.
His father, who drives an auto-rickshaw, always supported him.
Pranav's story shows how hard work and talent can make you famous, but it also shows how tough it can be to live up to those big expectations.
Pranav Dhanawade scored 1009 runs not out in a two-day school cricket match, breaking a 117-year-old record.
He achieved this feat at the age of 15, playing for Smt KC Gandhi School against Arya Gurukul School's junior team.
Pranav's innings included 129 fours and 59 sixes, taking seven hours and twenty-seven minutes at the crease.
His coach, Harish Sharma, advised him to score big to get noticed, leading to the record-breaking performance.
After the record, Pranav faced challenges in maintaining consistency and dealing with high expectations, struggling to secure a place in the Mumbai U-19 team.
- Who
- Pranav Dhanawade, a 15-year-old cricketer from Kalyan, Mumbai
- What
- Scored 1009 runs not out in a school cricket match, breaking a 117-year-old record
- When
- 5th and 6th January 2016
- Where
- Union Cricket Academy ground in Wayale Nagar, Kalyan, Mumbai
- Why
- To prove his batting skills and follow his coach's advice to score big for recognition
- Player
- Pranav Dhanawade
- Age at Record
- 15
- Runs Scored
- 1009 not out
- Balls Faced
- 327
- Fours
- 129
- Sixes
- 59
- Match Duration
- Two days
- Opposition Team
- Arya Gurukul School
