UP XI clinch Pratik Narain cricket trophy

Patna, February 12
UP XI claimed the first All-India Pratik Narain memorial under-17 cricket tournament title beating SKP XI, Patna, by 57 runs in the final at the DAV Public School, BSEB Colony ground, here on Thursday.

Batting first, UP XI made 189 runs in 34.2 overs. In reply, SKP XI could manage to score 132 runs in 32.4 overs. Dheeraj Patel of UP XI scored a magnificent half-century (54 runs) while Anil Pandey took four wickets for 14 runs. Sachin Sharma was named player of the tournament Manish Patel (best batsman), Anil Pandey (best bowler) and Vivek Singh (best fielder).

Acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad inaugurated the tournament. Anil Sinha, ADGP (Vigilance), former Test cricketer Ramesh Saxena and Vivek Kumar Singh, secretary, Art, Culture and Youth Affairs jointly distributed the prizes. Prem Ranjan Patel, MLA, Principal of the DAV Public School Ramanuj Prasad, Prof Daisy Narain, LP Verma, Sunil Singh, SN Lall. Nikhilesh Ranjan, Nipun Narain, Samik Narain, Pramod Kumar and Ujjawal Das were present at the prize-distribution function. Organising secretary, Aditya Verma proposed a vote of thanks. On behalf of the Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB), Anil Sinha felicitated Ramesh Saxena at the prize-distribution function.

Brief scores:
UP XI: 189 all out in 34.4 overs (Dheeraj Patel-54, Manish Patel-25, Abhishek Rawat-23, Sachin Sharma-3/33, Vivek Singh-2/30).
SKP XI: 132 all out in32.4 overs (Lakhan Priya-20, Kislay Kanan-23, Anshul-16, Anil Pandey-4/14, Pawan-2/21)

UP XI post 18-run victory

Patna, February 9
UP XI defeated Cricket Association of Bihar by 18 runs in the first All India Pratik Narain memorial under-17 cricket tournament at the DAV Public School, BSEB Colony ground, here on Monday.

Batting first UP XI made 125 runs off 23.2 overs. Vivek Singh (39) and Manish Patel (28) were the notable contributors. Vikas Anand took three wickets for 18 runs while Kundan Kumar grabbed two for 28.

In reply, CAB could collect 107 runs off 28.2 overs. Kundan Kumar batted well to score 41 runs. Raj Srivastava scored 13 runs. Dinesh Yadav claimed four wickets for 16 runs. Ayan Chowdhary and Anil Pandey claimed two wickets each. For his impressive bowling performance, Dinesh Yadav was declared man of the match.

Brief scores:
UP XI: 125 all out in 23.2 overs (Vivek Singh-39, Manish Patel-28, Vikas Anand-3/18, Kundan Yadav-2/28)
Cricket Association of Bihar: 107 all out in 28.2 overs (Kundan Kumar-41, Raj Srivastava-13, Dinesh Yadav-4/16, Agyan Choudhary-2/20)

SKP XI too good for Pratik Narain XI

Patna, February 8, 2009
Shashim Rathore (35) and Rsihav (32) helped SKP XI post six-wicket victory over Pratik Narain XI in the inaugural match of the first All India Pratik Narain memorial under-17 cricket tournament at the DAV Public School, BSEB Colony ground, here on Sunday.

Batting first Pratik Narain XI scored 118 runs off 26.5 overs while SKP XI chased the target comfortable losing four wickets on the way. Sachin Sharma of SKP XI, who claimed two wickets for 15 runs, was declared man of the match.

Earlier, Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) chairman Swapan Mukherjee inaugurated the tournament. Former international umpire LP Verma, former Bihar Ranji Trophy players Sunil Kumar Singh, Nikhilesh Ranjan and Suraj Narain Lal, vice-president of the Patna District Cricket Association, Bijoy Kumar Narain Chunnu and Prof Daisy Narain were present at the inaugural function. Organising secretary, Aditya Verma proposed a vote of thanks.

Brief scores: Pratik Narain XI: 118 all out in 26.5 overs ((Nishant-15, Vivek Kumar Singh-15, Prateek Vishal-11, Sachin Sharma-2/15, CP Pandey-3/23, Vikash Gupta-2/19).
SKPM XI: 121 for four wickets in 20.4 overs (S Rathore-35, Rishav-32, Anshul-18, Siddhanath Vijay-2/22).