Ranji Trophy: Bihar's Sakibul Gani enters record books after hitting triple ton on debut

 Sakibul Gani, the 22-year-old right-hand hitter from Bihar, left a mark on the world by turning into the principal man to hit a triple century on five star debut, on the second day of the Ranji Trophy 2021-22. Bihar stacked up 686 for 5 pronounced in 159.4 overs against Mizoram in a Plate Group match at the Jadavpur University Campus second Ground in Kolkata. Gani hit 341 in only 405 balls with two sixes and 56 fours and partook in a gigantic association of 538 runs for the fourth wicket close by twofold centurion Babul Kumar, who made 229 not out.

Gani broke Ajay Rohera's record for the most elevated score on top of the line debut, set in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season. Rohera had made 267 not out for Madhya Pradesh against Hyderabad in Indore. Rohera himself had additionally broken the record of an individual Indian, with Amol Muzumdar's record of 260 on debut for Bombay (as it was called then, at that point) against Haryana remaining starting around 1993-94.

Gani came in with Bihar searching for dependability at 71 for 3 in the 23rd over, and ruled all bowlers. He was unbeaten on 136 short-term, and carried on to make in excess of 200 sudden spikes in demand for the subsequent day. He was in the long run gotten by Taruwar Kohli off Iqbal Abdulla's astounding in the 149th. Soon after, Bihar proclaimed, and by the end, they had diminished Mizoram to 40 for 3.

Sarfaraz's 275 takes Mumbai to 544

In an Elite Group D match in Ahmedabad, Mumbai heaped on 544 for 7 against reigning champs Saurashtra. Both Ajinkya Rahane and Sarfaraz Khan were unbeaten on hundreds of years after the primary day, however while Rahane was out for 129, Sarfaraz carried on to crush 275, off only 401 balls. He had been in sparkling structure in the last Ranji season, held in 2019-20, stacking up 928 runs in only six matches to be the most elevated scorer in the Elite gatherings. Three of his nine innings were hundreds of years, and each time he made it humongous, 301 not out, 226 not out and 177. His most recent thump brings Sarfaraz's count to 1203 runs in his last ten Ranji Trophy innings.

Saurashtra's openers, Harvik Desai and Snell Patel, had securely arranged nine overs before the near be 18 without misfortune. The man to follow them will be Cheteshwar Pujara at No.3.