Sonepur, June 1: In a match played under the Patliputra Zone of the Shyamal Sinha Inter District Under-16 Cricket Tournament, which began on Saturday under the aegis of the Bihar Cricket Association, Arwal commenced their victory campaign by defeating Vaishali by seven wickets.
In this match, held at the local railway ground, Lavkesh Kumar took five wickets for Arwal, while Yash Raj (55 runs) and Utsav Kumar (62 runs) scored half-centuries.
Vaishali won the toss and chose to bat first. Openers Raunak Kumar and Prem Kumar were unable to stay on the wicket for long, with two wickets falling for just 27 runs. Subsequently, Jayant Raj stabilized the innings by scoring a half-century, with contributions from Gopal Kumar, Manish Kumar, and Prince Raj, leading Vaishali to a total of 144 runs in 36.3 overs.
For Vaishali, Prem scored 12, Jayant Raj scored 52 with the help of 7 fours in 85 balls, Gopal Kumar scored 21, Manish Kumar scored 25, and Prince Raj remained unbeaten with 14 runs.
For Arwal, Lavkesh Kumar took 5 wickets, Atul Raj took 3, and Sachin Singh took 2 wickets.
Chasing the target of 145 runs, the Arwal team won the match by scoring 148 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 29.3 overs, thanks to half-centuries from Yash Raj and Utsav Kumar. Yash Raj scored 55 runs with 6 fours in 82 balls, Utsav Kumar scored 62 runs with 9 fours in 62 balls, and Lavkesh remained unbeaten with 11 runs.
Brief Scores:
Vaishali: All out for 144 runs in 36.3 overs. Prem 12, Jayant Raj 52, Gopal Kumar 21, Manish Kumar 25, Prince Raj not out 14, extras 10. Atul Raj 3/17, Lavkesh Kumar 5/34, Sachin Singh 2/17.
Arwal: 148 runs for 3 wickets in 29.3 overs. Yash Raj 55, Utsav Kumar 62, Lavkesh not out 11, extras 10. Prince Raj 3/25.
