Sakibul Gani (born 2 September 1999) is an Indian cricketer.[1] In February 2022, he became the first cricketer to score a triple century on debut in a first-class match.[2]
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| Born | 2 September 1999 Motihari, Bihar, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20–present | Bihar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He made his List A debut on 7 October 2019, for Bihar in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut on 11 January 2021, for Bihar in the 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[4] He made his first-class debut on 17 February 2022, for Bihar in the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy.[5] He went on to score 341 runs, becoming the first player to score a triple century on their first-class debut.[2][6] Gani scored 98 and 101 not out in his next two innings, giving him the highest aggregate in a batter's first three innings in first-class cricket with 540 runs.[7]
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- ^ "Sakibul Gani". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Ranji Trophy: Bihar's Sakibul Gani enters record books after hitting triple ton on debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Elite, Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Jaipur, Oct 7 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Plate Group, Chennai, Jan 11 2021, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Plate Group, Kolkata, Feb 17 - 20 2022, Ranji Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy: Bihar's Sakibul Gani creates world record on first-class debut with incredible triple-century". Hindustan Times. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "What are the best figures by a captain in ODIs and T20Is?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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