Patna: In the last league match of Randhir Verma U-19 Cricket Tournament of Central Zone at Samastipur Railway Ground, Begusarai chalked out six-wicket victory over Khagaria and entered the Super League by becoming zone champion.
After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Khagaria were bundled out for 163 runs in the stipulated 50 overs. Anwarul and Ram took three wickets each while Sarabjit bagged two wickets. Ajit scored 76 runs and Aditya scored 15 runs for Khagaria.
In reply, Begusarai achieved the target in the 19th over. Prithvi scored 75 not out for Begusarai, Ashutosh scored 35 and Pawan scored 33. Aditya got 2 wickets for Khagaria. Anwarul was declared man of the match.
In another match, Munger beat Lakhisarai by ten wickets at Sandy’s Compound in Bhagalpur. Batting first, Lakhisarai were all out for 88 runs in 25.5 overs. Ankit scored 26 runs for Lakhisarai. Anand took five wickets and Piyush took two wickets for Munger.
In reply, Munger achieved the target without losing a wicket, thanks to Anand 42 runs and Abhishek 36 runs.
