Patna: Bihar beat Manipur by 220 runs to win the Ranji Trophy Plate Group tile at the Moinul Haq Stadium here on Sunday.
Needing 438 more runs to win the match, Manipur were all out for 335 runs in the second session of the fifth and final day’s play.
Resuming their second innings at 107/4, Manipur captain Langlonyamba M and Bikash Singh fought bravely to avoid the defeat. V Raj caught Langlonyamba M off Nawaz’s delivery after they had added 140 runs for the fifth wicket. Langlonyamba M, the captain of Manipur, scored a century (117) before being out. His knock contained 14 boundaries. Manipur’s fifth wicket fell at 245. After the fall of Langlonyamba, Manpiur’s inning could not last long. Bikash Kumar Singh tried to stem the rot but his lone fight was not enough to avoid defeat. Bikash Kumar Singh scored 79 runs.
Bihar’s medium pace bowler Nawaz, who bowled exceedingly well in the first innings, maintained his tempo in the second innings as well, claiming five Manipur wickets in the second innings and finishing the match with a rich haul of 10 wickets.
Later, Sakibul Gani of Bihar was declared man of the match and player of the tournament. Best bowler award went jointly to Nawaz of Bihar and Kishan Singha of Manipur.
Scoreboard
Bihar first innings: 546
Manipur first innings: 337
Bihar second innings: 335
Manipur second innings: Ronald M lbw Nawaz 4; Priyojit K c V Raj b Ashutosh Aman 39; Langlonyamba M (c) c V Raj b Nawaz 117; B Rahman b Sachin Kumar Singh 1; P Prafullomani b Ashutosh Aman 6; Bikash Singh c Bipin Saurabh b Nawaz 79; Kishan Singha c Bipin Saurabh b Nawaz 2; Shah (wk) c Rishav b Ashutosh Aman 7; Rex b Nawaz 4; Jotin Pheiroijam not out 48; Bishworjit c & b Sachin Kumar Singh 0
Extras ( b 10, lb 3, w 3, nb 1 )17
TOTAL: 324 (82.1 OVERS)
FALL OF WICKETS: 1 – 15 (Ronald M, 3.6 ov); 2 – 93 (Priyojit K, 26.5 ov); 3 – 94 (B Rahman, 27.3 ov); 4 – 105 (P Prafullomani, 30.5 ov); 5 – 245 (Langlonyamba M, 63.2 ov); 6 – 247 (Kishan Singha, 65.4 ov); 7 – 270 (Shah, 72.6 ov); 8 – 270 (Bikash Singh, 73.1 ov); 9 – 291 (Rex, 77.5 ov); 10 – 324 (Bishworjit, 82.1 ov)
Bowling: Veer Pratap Singh 7-0-31-0; Nawaz 28-1-95-5; Ashutosh Aman 27-7-87-3; Sachin Kumar Singh 15.1-2-67-2; Harsh Vikram Singh 5-0-31-0.
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