Patna, May 28: The match between Patna and Darbhanga in the BCA Senior Men’s Cricket Tournament Super League concluded in a draw at the Moinul Haq Stadium. Patna earned 3 points due to their first innings lead, while Darbhanga received 1 point.
Darbhanga won the toss in this three-day match and elected to field. Patna declared their first innings at 486 runs for six wickets. In response, Darbhanga was all out for 392 runs, with Tripurari Keshav scoring an unbeaten double century (218 runs). Patna secured a first innings lead of 94 runs.
In their second innings, Patna scored 191 runs for the loss of three wickets. On the final day, Darbhanga resumed their innings at 259 runs for four wickets and were all out for 392 runs. For Darbhanga, notable contributions included Ayush Loharika with 33 runs, Altamas Asraf with 51 runs, and Navneet Jha with 31 runs. Several players were dismissed without scoring. Patna’s Apoorva Anand took 5 wickets, Akash Raj claimed 3 wickets, and Rupesh and Suraj Kashyap took one wicket each.
In Patna’s second innings, Piyush Kumar Singh played a brilliant innings of 93 runs before being dismissed LBW by Manish. Animesh was out for a duck, and Shasheem scored 45 runs. For Darbhanga, Mayank took two wickets, and Manish took one. The match concluded with Patna at 191 runs for three wickets.
