Patna: Brilliant games by Babul Kumar (160 runs, 120 balls, 9 fours, 12 sixes), Piyush Kumar Singh (89 runs, 72 balls, 14 fours and 1 six), Pawan Kumar (6 wickets) and Rajesh Kumar Sinha (4 wickets) helped PESU beat Crescent CC by a huge margin of 222 runs.
In the match played at the Urja Stadium, PESU won the toss and batting first scored a huge score of 303 runs for five wickets in the stipulated 40 overs. In reply, Crescent CC team was all out for just 81 runs in 17 overs. Babul Kumar of PESU, who played an inning of 160 runs, was given the Player of the Match award. The PESU team playing in Group C has played two matches so far, losing one and winning the other. This is Crescent CC’s third defeat in four matches. They have won one match.
Brief score:
PESU: 303 runs for five wickets in 40 overs, Babul 160, Piyush Kumar Singh 89 runs, Kundan Sharma 14, Pawan Kumar 14 not out, extra 15, Abhishek 2/62, Aditya Shivam 1/50, Ranjan Rai 1/36, Anshu Raj 1/31
Crescent CC: All out for 81 runs in 17 overs Aman Kumar 13, Ranjan Rai 15, Abhishek 16, extra 14, Pawan Kumar 6/33, Rajesh Kumar Sinha 4/11.
