Patna, March 16
The second quarter-final match of the Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) under-22 inter-district tournament between Bhagalpur and Siwan went through the distance after a drab one-sided match on the opening day on Sunday. Bhagalpur fought it out a grim battle against Siwan and moved into the semi-finals with a four-wicket victory at the Moinul Haq Stadium here on Monday.
Opting to bat first, Siwan collected 163 runs losing all the wickets off 48.1 overs. Three good knocks, Kaifi Shamshir (33), Navneet (32) and Asif Javed (25) provided Siwan a respectable platform to defend the total, in an otherwise dismal batting performance. Mehtab Mehndi returned with best figure of the day claiming four wickets for 29 runs. Vasukinath Mishra supported Mehtab well capturing three wickets for 28 runs.
In reply, Bhagalpur had to fight hard to chase the target. Vikas (36), Sandeep Mishra (24), Rahul (29) and Ashutosh (17) contributed well in the victory. Bhagalpur raced to the target off 41.1 overs losing six wickets. Rizwan Ahmad and Shashikant claimed two wickets each for 28 and 34 runs respectively.
Mehtab Mehndi of Bhagalpur, who claimed four wickets for 29 runs, was declared man of the match. AR Khan, former joint secretary, All India Chess Federation (AICF), gave away the man of the match award.
Earlier, players and officials observed two-minute silence in memory of former Bihar Ranji Trophy player Robin Mukherjee, who passed away following a heart attack in Kolkata recently.
Brief scores:
Siwan: 163 all out in 48.1 overs (Sonu-11, Navneet-32, Kaifi Shamshir-33, Asif Javed-25, Saddam Husain-10, Mehtab Mehndi-4/29, Vasukinath Mishra-3/28)
Bhagalpur: 164 for six wickets in 41.1 overs (Vikas-36, Sandeep Mishra-24, Ashutosh-17, Rahul-29 not out, Rizwan Ahmad-2/28, Shashikant-2/34)
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