Puneet Bisht (born 15 June 1986)
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cricketer
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
. He plays as a
wicketkeeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being watchful of the batsman and ready to take a catch, stump the batsman out and run out a batsman when occasion arises. Th ...
for
Meghalaya
Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of As ...
in the domestic cricket. He was a part of the
Delhi Daredevils
Delhi Capitals (formerly Delhi Daredevils) are a franchise cricket team based out of Delhi in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is jointly owned by the GMR Group and the JSW Group. The team's home ground is Arun Jaitley Stadium, ...
IPL team in 2012.
He was the leading run-scorer for
Meghalaya
Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of As ...
in the
2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy
The 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 17th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. Karnataka were the defending champions.
It was contested by 37 domestic cricket teams of India, starting on 19 September 201 ...
, with 502 runs in eight matches. In December 2018, in the
2018–19 Ranji Trophy
The 2018–19 Ranji Trophy was the 85th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament that took place in India between November 2018 and February 2019. Vidarbha were the defending champions. The final took place between ...
, he scored his maiden triple century in first-class cricket, batting for Meghalaya against
Sikkim. This remains the highest first class score for a wicket keeper. He was the leading run-scorer for Meghalaya in the tournament, with 892 runs in eight matches.
See also
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List of Ranji Trophy triple centuries
In cricket, a batsman reaches a triple century if they score 300 or more runs in a single innings. The Ranji Trophy is the premier first-class cricket championship played in India. Conducted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, it wa ...
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1986 births
Cricketers from Delhi
Delhi Capitals cricketers
Delhi cricketers
Indian cricketers
Living people
Meghalaya cricketers
North Zone cricketers
Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club cricketers
Wicket-keepers
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