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Abhay Mohan Jha | TNN

World record: Bihar lad Sakibul Gani hits 341 on debut in Ranji Trophy

NEW DELHI: The sleepy town of Motihari in Bihar found itself under the spotlight on Friday when local lad Sakibul Gani (22) scripted cricketing history, hitting a triple century on first-class debut --- the first in the world to do so.

In the Ranji Plate tie against Mizoram in Kolkata, he blazed 341 runs off 405 balls, eclipsing the previous record of MP’s Ajay Rohera (unbeaten 267 against Hyderabad in 2018).

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