Ranji Trophy 2021-22: Bihar Review

Bihar finished 5th in the Plate group with a campaign which started promisingly ending in a whimper. However, Sakibul Gani’s breakout performance were certainly the highlight of the campaign. Let’s see how he builds on from here.

Ashutosh Aman lead the side. Here is a game-by-game summary of the season.

Game1: Bihar 686/5d drew with Mizoram 328 & 199/4 (f/o)

Points: Bihar 3, Mizoram 1

Highlights:

• Sakibul Gani 341 – 1st player to score a triple century on first-class debut – world record for highest score on debut
• Babul Kumar 229* - Highest score, 3rd First-class century
• 538 – partnership between Sakibul & Babul
• Bipin Saurabh – 50 on first-class debut
• First-class debut – Bipin Saurabh, Malay Raj, Sachin Kumar, Sakibul Gani, Vikash Kumar

Game 2: Bihar 431/9d & 263/3 drew with Sikkim 673/8d

Points: Bihar 1, Sikkim 3

Highlights:

• Sakibul Gani – 98 & 101*, the fantastic start continued, 2nd First-class century
• Yashasvi Rishav – 112* in 2nd innings, 2nd first-class century
• First-class debut – Abhinav Kumar

Game 3: Arunachal Pradesh 196 & 253 beat Bihar 109 & 325 by 15 runs

Points: Bihar 0, Arunachal Pradesh 6

Highlights:

• Ashutosh Aman – 4/51 & 5/56 and 75 in 2nd innings; 15th 5-wicket haul in 20 matches!
• Vikrant Singh – 50 on debut
• Rishav Raj – 50 on debut
• Sakibul Gani – 4 wickets & 61 runs in the match
• First-class debut – Amit Sotiya, Banshidhar Kumar, Govind Chaudhary, Rishav Raj, Saurav Kumar, Shivam Singh, Vikrant Singh

Season Stats

Highest Scorers

1. Sakibul Gani 601 @ 150.25, 1x300, 1x100, 1x50 – Highest scorer in this year’s Ranji Trophy
2. Babul Kumar 372 @ 93.00, 1x200, 1x50
3. Bipin Saurabh 126 @ 126.00, 2x50

Highest Wicket-takers

1. Ashutosh Aman 14 @ 20.50, 1x5
2. Abhijeet Saket 8 @ 29.75
3. Sachin Kumar 6 @ 37.50

Best Batting: Sakibul Gani 341 vs Mizoram

Best Bowling: Ashutosh Aman 5/56 vs Arunachal Pradesh

Player Count: 20

Captain Count: 1 

First-Class Debut: 13