Begusarai, June 5: Muzaffarpur started with a win in the Central Zone of Shyamal Sinha Inter District Under-16 Cricket Tournament, thanks to the brilliant batting of top order batsmen Rajveer Anand (43 runs), Swayam Pratap (47 runs) and Kushdev Prasad Singh (45 runs) and the bowling of Prem Tiwari (5 wickets). Muzaffarpur defeated Samastipur by 127 runs.
In the match played at the local Barauni Fertilizer ground, the captain of Muzaffarpur won the toss and decided to bat first. Muzaffarpur scored 232 runs by losing 8 wickets in the stipulated 40 overs.
For Muzaffarpur, Rajveer Anand scored 43 runs with 5 fours in 60 balls, Swayam Pratap scored 47 runs with 7 fours in 85 balls, Kushdev Prasad Singh scored 45 runs with 8 fours in 42 balls, Ujjwal Kashyap scored 29 runs.
For Samastipur, Shashwat Vats took 4 wickets and Vikrant took 3 wickets.
While chasing the target, Samastipur were all out for 105 runs in 24 overs. For Samastipur, Shashwat Vats scored 29 runs and Shaurya Ranjan scored 14 runs. For Muzaffarpur, Prem Tiwari took 5 wickets and Akshat Ujjwal took 2 wickets.
Man of the Match award was given to Prem Tiwari.
Brief score:
Muzaffarpur: 232 runs for 8 wickets in 40 overs, Rajveer Anand 43, Swayam Pratap 47, Kushdev Prasad Singh 45, Ujjwal Kashyap 29, extras 38, Shashwat Vats 4/50, Vikrant Kumar 3/35
Samastipur: All out for 105 runs in 24.1 overs, Shashwat Vats 29, Shaurya Ranjan 14, Adityam Rai 11, extras 22, Prem Tiwari 5/29, Akshat Ujjwal 2/5, Kushdev Prasad Singh 1/14, Bablu Kumar 1/12
