Patna, April 2, 2009
Former Bihar Ranji Trophy player Tarun Kumar Bhola scored a sparkling 60 runs and helped his side retain the East Zone veterans’ cricket championships trophy defeating Bengal by one wicket in a hard-fought final at the Moinul Haq Stadium here on Thursday.
Tarun Kumar innings was studded with five boundaries and three towering sixes. For his gallant effort, he was later adjudged man of the match.
Earlier, Bengal skipper Ajay Verma won the toss and decided to bat. They were all out for 139 runs in 36.4 overs. S Mitra (34, 2x4), S Singh (16, 1x4), Ajay Verma (10), S Bhattacharjee (18) and OP Tiwari (23) were the main contributors.
Bihar skipper Sunil Kumar once again shone with the ball in this tournament capturing four wickets for 24 runs off 6.4 overs. Nikhilesh Ranjan claimed two wickets for 32 runs. Vishnu Shankar and Saurav Chakaraborty both took one wicket each.
In reply, Nikhilesh Ranjan and Rajesh ‘Puttu’ opened the Bihar innings. Rajesh (2) was first to go when he was declared leg before wicket off Sagarmoy Sen Sharma (7 for one). Tarun joined Nikhilesh Ranjan for the second wicket partnership but after the addition of six runs to Bihar’s total, Nikhilesh (2) was bowled by medium pacer S Bhattacharjee (13 for two).
Tarun with skipper Sunil Kumar added 45 precious runs for the third wicket. At this stage, Sunil Kumar (15, 1x4) was stumped by wicketkeeper P Das off former international Utpal Chatterjee (58 for three). Finally it was Tarun who guided the side to victory. Bihar hit the required runs in 38 overs for the loss of nine wickets. Sanjay Sinha (21) and Saurav (11) did some good job at the end.
Probir Mukherjee was the most successful bowler claiming four wickets for 26 runs.
Former Bihar Ranji Trophy player Tarun Kumar Bhola scored a sparkling 60 runs and helped his side retain the East Zone veterans’ cricket championships trophy defeating Bengal by one wicket in a hard-fought final at the Moinul Haq Stadium here on Thursday.
Tarun Kumar innings was studded with five boundaries and three towering sixes. For his gallant effort, he was later adjudged man of the match.
Earlier, Bengal skipper Ajay Verma won the toss and decided to bat. They were all out for 139 runs in 36.4 overs. S Mitra (34, 2x4), S Singh (16, 1x4), Ajay Verma (10), S Bhattacharjee (18) and OP Tiwari (23) were the main contributors.
Bihar skipper Sunil Kumar once again shone with the ball in this tournament capturing four wickets for 24 runs off 6.4 overs. Nikhilesh Ranjan claimed two wickets for 32 runs. Vishnu Shankar and Saurav Chakaraborty both took one wicket each.
In reply, Nikhilesh Ranjan and Rajesh ‘Puttu’ opened the Bihar innings. Rajesh (2) was first to go when he was declared leg before wicket off Sagarmoy Sen Sharma (7 for one). Tarun joined Nikhilesh Ranjan for the second wicket partnership but after the addition of six runs to Bihar’s total, Nikhilesh (2) was bowled by medium pacer S Bhattacharjee (13 for two).
Tarun with skipper Sunil Kumar added 45 precious runs for the third wicket. At this stage, Sunil Kumar (15, 1x4) was stumped by wicketkeeper P Das off former international Utpal Chatterjee (58 for three). Finally it was Tarun who guided the side to victory. Bihar hit the required runs in 38 overs for the loss of nine wickets. Sanjay Sinha (21) and Saurav (11) did some good job at the end.
Probir Mukherjee was the most successful bowler claiming four wickets for 26 runs.
Bihar Cricket Association secretary Ajay Narain Sharma was the chief guest at the closing function and he distributed the prizes. Ravi P Sinha, president, Bihar State Carrom Association and office-bearers of several other state associations were present on the occasion.
Brief scores:
Bengal: 139 all out in 36.4 overs (Ajay Verma-10, S Bhattacharjee-18, OP Tiwari-23, S Mitra-34, S Singh-16, Sunil Kumar-4/24, Nikhilesh Ranjan-2/32, Vishnu Shankar-1/19, Saurav-1/14).
Bihar: 140 for nine wickets in 38 overs (Tarun Kumar-60, Sunil Kumar-15, Sanjay Sinha-21 not out, Saurav-11, Probir Mukherjee-4/26, SS Sharma-1/13, Utpal Chatterjee-1/23, Singh-1/11, Ajay Verma-1/38).
Photo caption: Jubilant members of Bihar team display East Zone veterans' cricket trophy in Patna on April 2, 2009.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui
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