By afiur
October 19, 2026
Following his second successive century for UP in Ranji Trophy season, Rinku Singh`s first-class batting average is amongst the top 10 best of all time.
Rinku, who had scored a brilliant 112 in a win over Bihar in their campaign opener, continued to prove his status as a crisis manager for UP.
The left-handed batsman scored an unbeaten 118 runs in 186 balls, with 11 fours and two sixes.
Now in 55 first-class games and 78 innings, Rinku has scored 3,987 runs at an average of 61.33, with 11 centuries and 23 fifties.
He also surpassed Tanmay Shrivastava, India`s U19 World Cup 2008 winner, for most centuries by a UP batter in first-class cricket, having 11 centuries.