Purnia, May 10: Madhepura clinched victory over Araria by one wicket in Friday’s match held at the Green Valley Stadium, Gulabbagh, as part of the BCA Senior Men’s Cricket Tournament organized by the Bihar Cricket Association.

This marked Madhepura’s final league match, positioning them third in Zone F with 15 points from five matches, including 3 wins and 2 losses. One remaining league match in this zone is scheduled between Purnia and Araria.

Opting to bat after winning the toss, Araria’s captain, Shravan Kumar, led the team. Araria managed to score 150 runs before losing all wickets in 46.1 overs. Sanju Singh and Ayush Gupta contributed 35 runs each, while Ujjwal Kumar scored 26 runs. Madhepura’s bowlers, Dheeraj Thakur, Jishu Qureshi, Ahsan Ansari, and Aarav Raj, each secured 2 wickets.

In pursuit of the target, Madhepura secured victory by scoring 154 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 46.5 overs. Keshav and Asmit Raj contributed significantly with 38 and 42 runs respectively, supported by Jishu Qureshi’s 13 runs. Araria’s Shravan claimed 4 wickets, while Ayush Gupta took 2 wickets.

Brief Score:

Araria: All out for 150 runs in 46.1 overs (Ujjwal Kumar 26, Ayush Kumar Gupta 35, Sanju Kumar Singh 35, extras 20; Dheeraj Thakur 2/21, Jishu Qureshi 2/12, Ahsan Ansari 2/42, Aarav Raj 2/14, Hemant Singh 1/15)

Madhepura: 154 runs for 9 wickets in 46.5 overs (Keshav Bhardwaj 38, Asmit Raj 42, Sudarshan Chand 17, Jishu Qureshi 13, Hemangat Kumar 14 not out, extras 12; Shravan Kumar 4/20, Ayush Kumar Gupta 2/29, Nisar Ahmed 1/30, Sanju Kumar Singh 1/25)