Patna: On the basis of brilliant batting of Animesh Kumar (136 runs) and Shlok Kumar (79 runs), Patna scored a hat-trick of victory in the BCA Senior Cricket Tournament. In its third match, Patna defeated Gopalganj by 88 runs.
In the match played at Moinul Haq Stadium in Patna, Gopalganj won the toss and invited Patna to bat first. Batting first, Patna scored 312 runs for nine wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. Animesh scored 136 runs in 139 balls with the help of 17 fours and 1 six, Shlok Kumar scored 79 runs in 96 balls with the help of 6 fours and 1 six. Harsh Raj scored 22 runs, Akash Raj scored 33 runs. Suraj Kashyap scored 10 not out.
For Gopalganj, Amod Yadav took 6 wickets for 52 runs, Rahul Raj Giri took 1 wicket for 52 runs and Sachin Kumar Singh took two wickets for 75 runs.
In reply, Gopalganj were all out for 224 runs in 44.5 overs. For Gopalganj, Aryan Raj scored 32, Prashant Singh scored 47, Sachin Kumar Sinh scored 38, Aditya Kumar Pandey scored 47, Prashant Srivastava scored 12, Suraj scored 17 runs.
For Patna, Vivek Kumar took 3 wickets for 27 runs, Akash Raj took 2 wickets for 25 runs. Aman Anand, Suraj Kashyap, Apoorva Anand and Shlok Kumar got 1 wicket each.
Brief score:
Patna: 312 runs for nine wickets in 50 overs, Animesh Kumar 136 runs, Shlok Kumar 79, Harsh Raj 22, Akash Raj 33, Suraj Kashyap 10 not out, extra 23, Amod Yadav 6/52, Rahul Raj Giri 1/52, Sachin Kumar Singh 2/75
Gopalganj: All out for 224 runs in 44.5 overs, Aryan Raj 32, Prashant Singh 47, Sachin Kumar Singh 38, Prashant Srivastava 12, Aditya Kumar Pandey 41, Suraj 17, extra 18, Vivek Kumar 3/27, Aman Anand 1/31. , Suraj Kumar Kashyap 1/21, Akash Raj 2/25, Apoorva Anand 1/56, Shlok Kumar 1/27
