Patna: Captain Akash Raj hit an unbeaten double century (201) and Ankit Raj slammed a century as Bihar, trailing by 311 runs, drew their four-day Col. CK Nayudy Trophy match against Chandigarh at the Moinul Haq Stadium here on Wednesday.
At the end of the final day’s play, Bihar were 398 for three when the match was called off. By virtue of its first innings lead, Chandigarh earned three points from the drawn match, while Bihar got one point.
Resuming the day at 157 for 1, Akash and Ankit Raj built their innings cautiously, taking a mixed approach of attack and defence. In due course, both batsmen completed their centuries in style. Ankit’s knock of 121 came off 233 balls with 14 boundaries, while Akash Raj’s double century (201 not out) came off 283 balls with 19 hits to the fence.
Scorecard
Bihar first innings: 305
Chandigarh first innings: 616 for 9 declared
Bihar second innings: Triyambak Retired Hurt 20; Shivraj c Mandeep Singh b Neel 6; Ankit Raj lbw Mohd Ashad 121 (233 balls, 14×4); Akash Raj (c) not out 201 (283 balls, 19×4); Sraman Nigrodh b Harnoor Singh 35
Extras ( b 6, lb 6, w 1, nb 2 )15
TOTAL: 398/3 (104.2 OVERS)
Did Not Bat: Vivek Singh ,Sahid ,Paramjeet Singh ,Himanshu Singh ,Amod Yadav ,Shashank Upadhyay (wk)
FALL OF WICKETS: 1 – 18 (Shivraj, 5.6 ov); 2 – 288 (Ankit Raj, 81.5 ov); 3 – 398 (Sraman Nigrodh, 104.2 ov)
Bowling: Mandeep Singh 15-0-57-0; Neel 15-1-56-1; Yuvraj Choudhary 19-1-69-0; Mohd Ashad 16-1-46-1; Paras 22-2-74-0; Arjun Azad 9-2-40-0; Pardeep Yadav 2-0-6-0; Aayush Sikka 4-0-30-0; Harnoor Singh 2.2-0-8-1.
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