Patna, December 22, 2009: Bihar stormed into the final of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Associates and Affiliates under-19 cricket tournament outsmarting Meghalaya by nine wickets in their last league match at Bhilai Steel Plant ground here on Tuesday.
Now, Bihar will take on Chhattisgarh in the final tomorrow in Raipur. Bihar won five matches out of six they played so far in this tournament.
According to information reached here, Bihar bowlers called the tune and tormented Meghalaya batting line up with their probing and accurate attack. Ravishankar was the pick of the bowlers claiming four wickets for 32 runs. Satish Roy got two wickets for 16 runs while Kamalesh took one wicket for 17 runs. Meghalaya could muster 82 runs off 34.1 overs. Raj Bishwa (27) and Trijeey (14) were the only two batsmen from Meghalaya to reach the double figures.
In reply, Shashim Rathore played a rapid fire knock of unbeaten 51 runs to guide Bihar to a thumping nine-wicket victory. Shashim hit ten boundaries in his half-century. Ravishankar made 22 runs with four boundaries. Rupam claimed one wicket for 39 runs. Bihar reached the target losing only one wicket.
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