Showing posts with label BCAT20cricket. Show all posts
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Patna clinch BCA T20 crown

Patna, December 8
Patna won the first Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) Twenty20 cricket championships title defeating Samastipur by 75 runs at Rajendra Stadium in Chapra on Sunday.

Batting first, Patna scored 153 runs for the loss of four wickets. Indrajeet Kumar (43), Kundan Gupta (36 not out), Mridul (40) and Aditya (13 not out) did bulk of the scoring. Patna skipper Rajesh Sinha hit only 14 runs. Giridhar took two wickets while Manish and Prabhat got one wicket each.

In reply, Samastipur stumbled out for 78 runs. Vbhuti (16), Sanjeev (11) and Brajesh (10) reached the double figures. Vinit and RK Rana captured three wickets each while Sridhar and Rehan Khan bagged two wickets each.

Indrajeet was adjudged man of the match. Sanjay Kumar Rahul of Chapra won the man of the series and best batsman awards while Patna’s Rehand Khan got the best bowler award.

DSP Raj Kumar Karn, who was the chief guest at closing function, gave away the prizes. BCA secretary Ajaya Narain Sharma was present at the prize-distributuin function. BCA vice-president Vibhuti Narain Sharma conducted the function.

Earlier on Saturday, Patna beat Chapra by 14 runs to enter the final. Electing to bat first, Patna made 120 runs and then restricted their rivals for 106 runs.

Friday, December 5, 2008

BCA T20 cricket: Fluent wins for Patna, Chapra

Patna, December 4
Patna and hosts Chapra chalked out their second consecutive victories in the Super League Pool 'B' matches of the Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) Twenty20 tournament at the Rajendra Stadium in Chapra on Thursday.

Now, the battle between Patna and Chapra slated for the morrow will decide the Pool 'B' champions who will play Samstipur in the final.

In the first match of the day, Patna crushed Saharsa by 64 runs while Chapra scored a fluent eight-wicket win over Bhojpur.

Batting first, Patna piled up a modest 132 runs for the loss of six wickets off 20 overs. Nishant (30), Rajesh (29) and Mridul (20) came good with the bat. Kaushik Raj and Badal captured two wickets each.

In reply, despite a valiant 27 from skipper Kundan, Saharsa crashed out for a meager 68 runs. Patna captain Rajesh Sinha bowled well to bag four wickets for 19 runs. Rajesh was later adjudged man of the match.

Batting first, Bhojpur crawled to 119 runs off 20 overs. Umesh (27) and Satyaprakash (18) did the bulk of scoring. Princeraj took two wickets for 25 runs while Tanvir got as many wickets for only 7 runs.

In reply, Chapra looked in a hurry and achieved the target losing only two wickets. Sanjay Kumar was the star as he hammered 70 runs off 55 balls. Sanjay was awarded man of the match.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

BCA T20 cricket: Easy win for Bhagalpur

Patna, December 2, 2008
Bhagalpur notched up an easy seven-wicket win over Aurangabad while Samastipur chalked out an exciting one-wicket victory over Muzaffarpur in the quarter-final league match of the Bihar Cricket Association Twenty20 tournament at Rajendra Stadium in Chapra on Monday.

Batting first in the first match, Aurangabad managed to score 124 runs off 20 overs for the loss of nine wickets. Asif Hussain (38), Ranjan Kumar Pandey (28 not out) and Varun Kumar (19) chipped in some useful runs for their side. Rahul Ramuka destroyed the Aurangabad innings claiming five wickets for 21 runs.

In reply, Bhagalpur had not faced noteworthy resistance while chasing the target. Ashutosh Kumar played a belligerent knock of 37 runs off 22 balls while Sandeep Mishra (31 not out) and Vikas (31) came good with the bat. Bhagalpur raced to the target off only 12 overs. Prakash took two wickets for Aurangabad. Ashutosh Kumar of Bhagalpur got the man of the match award.

In the second match, Muzaffarpur scored 142 runs for 8 off 20 overs. Dinesh Kumar struck a magnificent half-century (58) and Chetan made 24 runs. Prabhat took two wickets for Samastipur.

In reply, Samastipur registered the victory in a nail-biting finish on the last ball. Brajesh Kumar was the hero as he hit a power-packed half-century (55) runs. Rakesh Kumar (23) and Sanjeev (20) were the other distinguished contributors. Ajit Sharma and Saurav bagged four and three wickets each for Muzaffarpur. Samastipur’s Brajesh Kumar won the man of the match award.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

BCA T20 cricket: Patna, Bhagalpur in last eight

Patna, November 25, 2008
Quarter-finalists have been spotted in the Bihar Cricket Association Twenty20 cricket tournament being organized at eight different venues of the state.

Patna, Bhojpur, Aurangabad, Muzffarpur, Samastpur, Bhagalpur, Saharsa and Saran district teams made their grades for the quarter-final stage of the tournament winning their respective matches on Tuesday

At Patna College ground, Patna chalked out a big 131 runs win over Jamui. Batting first Patna made impressive 178 runs for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs and then bundled out their rivals for a paltry 47 runs off 11.2 overs.

Indrajeet (39), Mridul (25) gave a solid 70-run opening stand for Patna. Indrajeet’s knock contained five nicely executed boundaries and one might heave over the fence. Kundan Gupta , Nishant and Aditya did some lusty hitting at the close of the Patna innings to take the total to 178. Kundan Gupta slammed a 19-ball 29 with three boundaries and one six. Nishant too played a blazing knock of 39 off 22 balls while Aditya struck 29 off only 10 balls. Sawan Arya captured three wickets for 35 runs.

In reply, Jamui batsmen bowed to the pace bowling of Arvinda Jha, who claimed five wickets for 9 runs off 3.2 overs. Rehan Khan got two wickets for 4 runs.

Meanwhile, Bihar Cricket Association secretary Ajay Narain Sharma said, the quarter-final league matches will be held at Chapra from November 30 to December 7.

Brief scores
Patna:
178 for five off 20 overs (Indrajeet 39, Mridul 25, Kundan Gupta 29 not out, Nishant 39,Aditya 29 not out, Sawan Arya three for 3, Amrendra 2 for 21).
Jamui: 47 all out off 11.2 overs (Arvinda Jha 5 wickets for 9, Rehan Khan 2 wickets for 4).

At Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur beat East Champaran by five wickets.
East Champaran: 128 for 7 off 20 overs (Faisal gain 53, Munchun29, Dinesh and Ranjan took two and one wicket apiece respectively).
Muzaffarpur: 131 for five ( Chetan 31, Dinesh 22, Raj Singh and Vijay grabbed two wickets each).

At Bhagalpur
Bhagalpur beat Begusarai by three wickets.
Begusarai: 139 for 9 off 20 overs (Rajkishore 58, Shekhaer Anand and Ajit took two wickets each).
Bhagalpur: 143 for 7 off 19 overs (Vikash Yadav 27, Devi Shankar 24, Rajkumar took three wickets for 21 runs).

At Siwan
Saran beat Siwan by two wickets
Siwan: 144 for 5 off 20 overs ( Navnit 2, Md Kaif 36).
Saran: 148 for 8 off 19.3 overs (Prashant 20, Ravi 26 not out, Kaisar 31 not out, Rizwan 2 for 14).

At Aurangabad
Aurangabad beat Kaimur by 25 runs.
Aurangabad: 120 for 6 off 20 overs (Ranjan Pnadey 49, Raju three wickets for 40 runs).
Kaimur: 95 all out( Wasim 3, Ranjan four wickets for 26 runs).

At Samastipur
Samstipur beat Lakhisarai by 107 runs
Samastipur: 133 for 9 off 20 overs (Gautam took four while Rajeev took three wickets)
Lakhisarai: 2 all out .

At Jehanabad

Bhojpur beat Gaya by 8 runs
Bhojpur: 101 for 9 off 20 overs (Rohit Raj 3, Mithilesh 2, Mangal three for 18).
Gaya: 92 all out (Chhotu 21, Vinay 34, Purushuttam four wickets for 12 runs).

At Saharsa
Saharsa beat Khagaria by 41 runs
Saharsa: 156 for 8 off 20 overs (Nitosh 2, Kundan 30, Badal 2, Ajit 2 wickets for 23 runs, Sumit 2 wickets for 45 runs).
Khagaria: 115 for 6 off 20 overs ( Rahul 33, Mukesh 1, Nitosh 4 wickets for 26 runs).

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

BCA T20 cricket: Jamui too good for Nalanda

Patna, November 25, 2008
Jamui edged past Naland by 32 runs in the Patna leg of the Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) Twenty20 cricket tournament at the Patna College ground here on Monday.

Batting first after winning the toss, Jamui made a modest 156 for 9 off 20 overs. Sandeep Sanyal’s 46 was the high light of Jamui innigs. Prince Kumar (34) and Om Prakash (20) were the other noteworthy contributors. Saurav, Ajay and Akhilesh all took two wickets apiece.

In reply, Nalanda boys crumbled to 124 for 9 at the end of stipulated 20 overs. Raju (27) and Neeraj (20) did the bulk of scoring. Amrendra virtually ran through the Nalanda innings capturing four wickets for 18 runs.

Brief scores:
Jamui 156 for 9 off 20 overs (Sandeep Sanyal 46, Prince 34, Om Prakash 20, Saurav 2 for 19, Ajay 2 for 28, Akhilesh 2 for 34).
Nalanda 124 for 9 0ff 20 overs (Raju 27, Niraj 20, Sanjay 12, Amrendra 4 for 18, Sandeep 1 for 9)

At Siwan:
Siwan beat Darbhanga by six wickets
Darbhanga 70 all out off 18.2 overs (Mukhtar 15, Kaifi and Prabhat took three and two wickets respectively).
Siwan 72 for 4 off 10.4 overs (Manish Giri 26 not out, Virendra captured three wickets).

At Jehanabad:
Gaya beat Nawada by 10 wickets.
Nawada: 55 all out off 14.4 overs (Gautam 13, Vikas 12, Raju and Mangal grabbed four and two wickets respectively).
Gaya: 56 for no loss off 11.2 overs (Chhotu 31 not out, Mangal 17 not out).

At Samastipur:

Lakhisarai beat Munger by eight wickets.
Munger 103 all out off 18.5 overs (Rohit Raj 19, Vikas 15, Gautam and Kanzwaljeet got three and two wickets respectively).
Lakhisarai: 104 for two off 9.3 overs (Amit 70, Sudhanshu 11).

At Muzaffarpur:
Motihari beat Madhubani by 23 runs.
Motihari 92 for 7 off 20 overs (Intakhab 34, Ravi Ranjan, Naunit and Jatan took two wickets each).
Madhubani 69 all out off 15 overs (Naunit 25, Faider and Rahul bagged three wickets each).

At Aurangabad:
Kaimur beat Buxar by 14 runs.
Kaimur 121 for 8 off 20 overs (Ankit 27, Suraj and Farah Ansai grabbed four and two wickets respectively).
Buxar 107 all out off 19.2 overs (Pankaj 46, Rahul 25, Manish and Azad took two wickets each).

At Bhagalpur:

Begusarai beat Katihar by four wickets
Katihar: 98 all out off 19.4 overs (Arhun Yadav 24, Nilesh 20, Rajkumar and Sanoj took four and three wickets respectively).
Begusarai: 99 for six off 20 overs (Murari 26, Shravan 24, Rajkishore 21, Sanotsh and Sanjay got three and one wicket respectively).

At Saharsa:
Saharsa beat Supaul by four wickets
Supaul 106 all out off 20 overs (Prince 21, Patel 21, Udang 13 not out, Kaushik Raj claimed three wickets).
Saharsa 107 for six off 17.4 overs (Ajay Nayar 25, Nitosh 21, Kundan 20 not out, Prince and Rinku captured two wickets each.)

Monday, November 24, 2008

BCA T20 cricket: Big win for Patna


Patna, November 24, 2008
Patna dished out a convincing 135-run win over Sheikhpura in the opening match of the Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) inter-district T20 championships at the Patna College ground here on Sunday.

The fortnight-long championships began at the eight different venues of the State simultaneously.

Earlier, Patna College principal RB Singh inaugurated the Patna leg of the tournament. Dr Madhu Sharma, Sanjay Kumar Singh and BCA office-bearers including its secretary Ajay Narain Sharma were present at the inaugural function.

Batting first Patna piled up mammoth 202 runs off 20 overs. Captain Rajesh Sinha played brilliant knock of 65 for Patna. In reply, Sheikhpura were all out for 67 runs off 19.5 overs.

Results at other venues

At Bhagalpur: Begusarai beat Purnia by seven wickets.
At Aurangabad: Aurangabad beat Rohtas by six wickets.
At Jehanabad: Gaya beat Arwal by 56 runs. Nawada beat Jehanabad by six runs.
At Muzaffarpur: East Champaran beat West Champaran by 8 runs.
At Saharsa: Saharsa got walk-over against Kishanganj.
At Samastipur: Lakhisarai beat Banka by three wickets.
At Siwan: Siwan beat Gopalganj by six wickets.
Photo Caption: Patna and Sheikhpura teams pose for photograph with Bihar Cricket Association office-bearers and other guests in Patna on Sunday. Photo: Aftab Alam