Sakibul Gani

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]

Sakibul Gani
Personal information
Born (1999-09-02) 2 September 1999
Motihari, Bihar, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019/20–presentBihar
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 10 21 17
Runs scored 1620 490 332
Batting average 108 27.22 27.66
100s/50s 4/4 1/2 0/1
Top score 341 114 53*
Balls bowled 323 216 6
Wickets 5 4 0
Bowling average 38.60 51.25 –
5 wickets in innings 0 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 n/a –
Best bowling 3/50 2/29 –
Catches/stumpings 10/– 8/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 January 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]

References
  1. "Sakibul Gani". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. "Ranji Trophy: Bihar's Sakibul Gani enters record books after hitting triple ton on debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. "Elite, Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Jaipur, Oct 7 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. "Plate Group, Chennai, Jan 11 2021, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. "Plate Group, Kolkata, Feb 17 - 20 2022, Ranji Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  6. "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.
  7. "What are the best figures by a captain in ODIs and T20Is?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2022.


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