Patna: Harsh Gawli’s 69 and Vikrant Singh Bhadauria’s 60 helped Madhya Pradesh register a five-wicket win over Bihar in the Men’s Under-25 State A Trophy tournament at KL Saini Stadium in Jaipur on Tuesday.
Madhya Pradesh won the toss and decided to field. Batting first, Bihar could score 171 runs in 49.1 overs. Captain Akash Raj made the maximum 51 runs for Bihar. Priyanshu Shukla and Rishabh Chauhan of Madhya Pradesh took three wickets each while Ritesh Shakya took two wickets. In reply, Madhya Pradesh team achieved the target in 25.3 overs losing five wickets. For Bihar, Amod and Suraj Kashyap got two wickets each. Bihar will now play their next match against Nagaland on December 1.
Brief scores:
Bihar – 171 all out in 49.1 overs, Sarman Nigrodh 22, Abhishek Babu 23, Akash Raj 51, Suraj Kashyap 25, Harsh Raj Puru 13, Ranjan Raj 12, wickets – Priyanshu Shukla 3/28, Ritesh Shakya 2/22, Rishabh Chauhan 3/30, Sagar Solanki 1/42
Madhya Pradesh – 172 for 5 in 25.3 overs, Harsh Gawli 69, Vikrant Singh Bhadauria 60, Sagar Solanki 20, Wickets – Amod 2/50, Suraj Kashyap 2/50, Mayank Kumar 1/29.
