Ricky Bhui slams 56 in Duleep Trophy, attains this milestone
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Ricky Bhui scored a 56-run knock on Day 1 for India D against India B in the third round of the 2024 Duleep Trophy at Rural Development Trust Stadium B, Anantapur.
Bhui consumed 86 balls for his 56, hitting eight fours. Notably, he also surpassed 5,000 runs in First-Class cricket enrote to his 56.
India D are 306/5 at stumps.
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Bhui scores successive fifty-plus scores
In the previous match, Bhui smashed his 19th ton in FC cricket. He attained the mark in the 2nd innings for India D against India A.
Bhui had slammed a 195-ball 113 (14 fours and 3 sixes). And now, he added another fifty.
Bhui came in and shared a fifty-plus stand alongside Nishant Sindhu (19).
He was dismissed by spinner Rahul Chahar.
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Bhui is currently the top scorer in Duleep Trophy 2024
In three Duleep Trophy 2024 matches (5 innings), Bhui owns 240 runs at 48. He has slammed one ton and a fifty. He is currently the top scorer in the tournament.
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5,000 runs in FC cricket
As per ESPNcricinfo, Bhui came into this match with 4,994 runs in FC cricket. He surpassed the tally of 5,000 runs with his sixth run. He has raced to 5,050 runs from 74 matches (119 innings). This was his 19th fifty in FC cricket.