Muzaffarpur win Hayman Trophy

Patna, March 26, 2011: Muzaffarpur won the Inter-district “A” division cricket championships title for the Hayman Trophy beating Siwan by four wickets at the Moinul Haq Stadium here on Saturday.

Using the strip first, Siwan collected 124 runs all out off 35 overs while Muzaffarpur reached the target losing six wickets off 26 overs.

Siwan lost their five wickets for just 50 runs on the board. The ninth wicket partnership between Asif Javed and Sahir Sunny provided some respectability adding 38 runs. Asif Asif Javed remained unbeaten on 28 runs. Ranjan Kumar took three wickets for 23 runs.

Nishant Kumar of Muzaffarpur got the man of the tournament award while Sankalp Saurav (also from Muzaffarpur) was adjudged man of the match.

In reply, Muzaffarpur achieved the target off 26 overs losing six wickets.

Former Test cricketer Syed Saba Karim, former India under-19 cricket team skipper Amikar Dayal and Pawansut Group of Companies chairman Ram Awadesh Singh, distributed the prizes jointly. Bihar Food and Consumer Protection Minister Shyam Rajak was the chief guest and he witnessed final the match.

Brief scores:

Siwan: 124 all out in 35 overs (Asif Javed-28 not out, Sahir Sunny-20, Mushtaque-10, Tonny-11, Atish Kumar-10, Ranjan Kumar-3/23, Rohit-3/27).

Muzaffarpur: 130 for six wickets in 26 overs (Sankalp Saurav-52 not out, Dinesh Kumar-17, Shanky-14, Suraj Prakash-14, Vikas Ranjan-14, Asif Javed-3/21, Atul Singh-2/38).

Photo caption: Muzaffarpur players pose for a group photograph after winning the Hayman Trophy in Patna on March 26, 2011.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui