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 (age 25) Motihari, Bihar, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2019/20–present	Bihar
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 10 27 24 Runs scored 1,186 683 499 Batting average 79.06 29.69 26.26 100s/50s 3/4 2/2 0/2 Top score 341 114 65 Balls bowled 323 366 36 Wickets 5 7 1 Bowling average 38.60 44.71 46.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 – – Best bowling 3/50 3/29 1/21 Catches/stumpings 10/– 9/– 12/–
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]

See also

• List of double centuries scored on first-class cricket debut

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.

External links

• Sakibul Gani at ESPNcricinfo