Who is Bihar captain Sakibul Ghani, who scored the fastest century in 32 balls in List-A cricket?
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In the match played against Arunachal Pradesh, he scored the fastest century by any Indian batsman in List-A cricket by scoring a century in just 32 balls.
Delhi: In the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, Bihar captain Sakibul Ghani has performed such a feat, which has written a new history in Indian domestic cricket. In the match played against Arunachal Pradesh, he scored the fastest century by any Indian batsman in List-A cricket by scoring a century in just 32 balls.
History created with record breaking century
Sakibul Ghani, during his explosive innings, broke the record of Punjab’s Anmolpreet Singh, who had scored a century in 35 balls against Arunachal Pradesh last year. Sakibul broke this record three balls earlier and set a new record in Indian List-A cricket.
Rain of runs in Bihar’s innings
Bihar captain Sakibul faced 40 balls and scored unbeaten 128 runs. His innings included 10 fours and 12 sixes, while the strike rate was 320. Along with Ayush Loharuka, he also made a stormy partnership of 94 runs in just 30 balls.
Other batsmen from Bihar also performed brilliantly in this match. Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a brilliant inning of 190 runs, while Ayush Loharuka scored 116 runs in 56 balls. Thanks to these strong innings, Bihar team scored a huge score of 574 runs for 6 wickets.
Ajay Ratra had recognized the talent
Sakibul Ghani’s talent was first recognized by Bihar’s under-23 coach and former Indian wicketkeeper batsman Ajay Ratra. Ratra saw him playing for the first time at Moin Ul Haq Stadium in Patna. After seeing consistent big scores in the local circuit, Ratra selected him in the Bihar team for the CK Nayudu Trophy. According to Ratra, Sakibul has the ability to bat at any position in the top-6.
Triple century in debut Ranji match
Sakibul (Sakibul) Ghani, making his Ranji Trophy debut for Bihar in the year 2022, scored a triple century in his very first match. With this, he became the first player in the world to score a triple century in a debut match in first-class cricket.
belongs to cricket family
Sakibul’s elder brother Faisal Ghani has also been a cricketer and he gave initial training to his younger brother. Faisal has played Cooch Behar Trophy and has also captained the East Zone.
Sakibul Ghani’s record
26-year-old Sakibul Ghani played his first match in List-A cricket in the year 2019. Till now he has played 34 matches and has scored more than 900 runs in 32 innings at an average of around 30, which includes 3 centuries and 2 half-centuries. In first-class cricket, Sakibul has scored 2,035 runs in 46 innings of 28 matches at an average of 47.32. During this period, he has scored 5 centuries and 8 half-centuries.
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