Muzaffarpur enter Hayman Trophy final

Patna, March 23, 2011: Muzaffarpur entered the final of the Inter-district ‘A’ division cricket championships for Hayman Trophy defeating hosts Patna by 41 runs at the Moinul Haq Stadium here on Wednesday.

Batting first Muzaffarpur made 181 all out off 38.5 overs and then bowled Patna out 140 runs off 31.5 overs.

Nishant Prakash of Muzaffarpur, who took four wickets for 19 runs, was declared the man of the match. The tournament has been organised by Lalu Prasad-led Bihar Cricket Association.

Brief scores:

Muzaffarpur: 181 all out in 38.5 overs (Suraj Prakash-30, Shanky-29, Vikesh-20, Anand Raj-23, Fahad-10, Nishant Pakah-10, Ranjan Kumar-14, Satish Rai-5/20, Kamlesh Singh-2/48, Ravi Anand-1/19, Kumar Rajnish-1/25, Shasheem Rathore-1/40).

Patna: 140 all out in 31.5 overs (Kumar Rajnish-20, Shasheem Rathore-41, Kumar Aditya-28, Sachin-20, Nishant Prakash-4/19, Sankalp-2/37, Ranjan Kumar-2/21, Fahad-2/20).

Photo caption: Muzaffarpur players pose for group photograph after winning their semifinal of the Hayman Trophy in Patna on March 23, 2011.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui