Patna: Bihar Cricket Academy progressed to the semi-finals of the Abhishek Memorial Under-16 Inter-School Cricket Tournament. Meanwhile, Pankaj Sir Cricket Centre defeated School of Cricket to secure a spot in the quarter-finals. In the second quarter-final, Bihar Cricket Academy defeated Suday Cricket Academy by 48 runs, while Pankaj Sir Cricket Centre overcame School of Cricket with a six-wicket victory.
In their match, Bihar Cricket Academy won the toss and scored 189 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs, thanks to impressive performances from Ravi Shankar (52 runs), Aryaman Singh (48 runs), and Sudhanshu Shekhar (39 runs). In response, Suday Cricket Academy was bowled out for 141 runs in 20 overs, with noteworthy bowling by Nitish, Aryaman Singh, and Ayush. Aryaman Singh received the Player of the Match award, sponsored by Rize Coaching IIT, presented by Ranji player Atul Priyankar.
School of Cricket, batting first after winning the toss, scored 132 runs before being dismissed in 22.1 overs, with Abhinav Sinha contributing a solid 75 runs. Ayush Gupta starred with the ball for Pankaj Sir Cricket Centre, taking five wickets for 48 runs.
In reply, Pankaj Sir Cricket Centre chased down the target, scoring 137 runs for four wickets in 15 overs. Ayush Gupta scored 41 runs, while Shubham Kumar added 37. From School of Cricket, Nikesh took two wickets for 33 runs. Ayush Gupta was awarded Player of the Match for his all-round performance.
Brief Scores:
First Match
Bihar Cricket Academy: 189/4 in 20 overs (Vishnu Sharma 34, Aryaman Singh 48, Sudhanshu Shekhar 39, Ravi Shankar 52*; Viraj 2/34, Vivek Yadav 2/18)
Suday Cricket Academy: 141 all out in 20 overs (Viraj 22, Pratyush Vinayak 26, Keshav 27, Praveer Raj 21, Alok 18; Nitish 3/25, Aman Singh 1/36, Ayush Kumar 2/27, Aryaman Singh 3/27)
Second Match
School of Cricket: 132 all out in 22.1 overs (Abhinav Sinha 75, Arnav Sinha 12; Ayush Gupta 5/48, Ayan Zaki 2/7, Dilshan Manjir 1/14, Hardik 2/51)
Pankaj Sir Cricket Centre: 137/4 in 15 overs (Shubham Kumar 37, Ayush Gupta 41, Aviraj Anand 12, Sajid Sheikh 16*, Dilshan Manjir 12*; Nikesh 2/33, Abhinandan 1/26)
