Patna: The Super League match of the BCA Senior Cricket Tournament commenced with a game between Gaya and Kaimur at the Moinul Haque Stadium. Kaimur won the toss and chose to bat first, ending the first day’s play at 220 runs for the loss of seven wickets.
Kaimur’s innings were bolstered by an opening partnership of 99 runs between Shashank Upadhyay and Abhishek Kumar Singh. Shashank Upadhyay scored 66 runs before being bowled by Nitish Singh. Abhishek Kumar Singh contributed 37 runs. Other notable scores for Kaimur included Gupil Rai with 35 runs, Satyam Kumar Yadav with 28 runs, Raju Kumar Sharma with 11 runs, and Shivam Singh Yadav with 15 runs. Anubhav Singh and Rahul Choubey were dismissed for 4 runs each, while Vikash Patel remained unbeaten with 6 runs.
On the bowling front for Gaya, Praveen Prakash was the standout performer, taking 3 wickets. Nitish Singh claimed 2 wickets, and Nikku Singh took 1 wicket.
