Purnia, May 4: Madhepura defeated Kishanganj by 8 wickets in the match played on Saturday under Pool F of the BCA Senior Men’s Cricket Tournament at the local Green Valley Stadium. In this pool, Madhepura are at third place in 4 matches with 2 wins and 2 losses while Kishanganj have lost all their five matches.
After winning the toss, Kishanganj captain Shokib Qamar decided to bat. Kishanganj scored 177 runs after losing 10 wickets in 45.2 overs. For Kishanganj, Faisal Khan scored 49 runs and Prashant Yadav scored 43 runs.
For Madhepura, Jisshu Qureshi took 05 wickets for 55 runs in 9.5 overs, Vicky took 03 wickets for 28 runs in 08 overs.
Madhepura, chasing the target, won the match by scoring 181 runs after losing 2 wickets in 30.1 overs. For Madhepura, Hemant Singh scored unbeaten 67 runs, Mohd. Shamsher Alam scored 36 runs.
For Kishanganj, Satish took 01 wicket for 30 runs in 07 overs, Ujjwal Kumar took 01 wicket for 38 runs in 06 overs.
Brief score:
Kishanganj: All out for 177 runs in 45.2 overs Suryam Raj 11, Pancham Kumar 17, Satish Kumar 15, Alok Kumar Suman 6, Prashant Kumar Yadav 43, Golu Kumar Singh 16, Mohd Fazal Khan 49, Extra 17, Dheeraj Thakur 2/17. , Vicky 3/28, Jisshu Qureshi 5/55
Madhepura: 181 runs for two wickets in 30.1 overs, Asmit Raj 41, Mohammad Shamsher Alam 36, Ahsan Ansari 28 not out, Hemant Singh 67, Satish Kumar 1/30, Ujjwal Kumar Mandal 1/38.
