Sunday, March 7, 2010

Chief Minister Cup cricket: Samastipur reach semifinals

Patna, March 5, 2010: Samastipur stormed into semifinals of the Chief Minister Cup cricket tournament trouncing Buxar by six wickets at the Moinul Haq Stadium here on Friday.

It was Sanjeev Kumar, who scripted Samastipur’s big win. Sanjeev unleashed a devastating spell of pace bowling to claim 6 wickets for 20 runs as Buxar were bundled out for 83 runs in 28.2 overs. Sanjeev was later adjudged man of the match.
Sajid Faridi scored with 31 runs. He hit four boundaries. Sumit Kumar Jha took three wickets for 23 runs.

In reply, Samastipur raced to the target off 19 overs losing four wickets.

Brief scores: Buxar: 83 all out in 28.2 overs (Sajid Faridi-31, Sanjeev Kumar-6/20, Sumit Kumar Jha-3/23).

Samastipur: 84 for four wickets in 19 overs (Amar Kumar-10, A Khan-11, Sumit Kumar Jha-28, Brajesh Kumar Jha-17 not out, Arun Kumar- 2/13, Ramakant-1/19).

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