Begusarai, June 6: With the help of half-centuries by Ujjwal Kashyap (57 runs) and Krishna Murari (81 runs), Muzaffarpur continued their winning streak in the Central Zone of Shyamal Sinha Inter District Under-16 Cricket Tournament by defeating Khagaria by 49 runs. This was Khagaria’s second consecutive defeat.
In the match played at the local Barauni Fertilizer ground, Muzaffarpur won the toss and batting first scored 251 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 40 overs.
Swayam Pratap scored 33 runs in 28 balls with the help of 7 fours, Ujjwal Kashyap scored 57 runs in 68 balls with the help of 9 fours and 1 six, Krishna Murari scored 81 runs in 81 balls with the help of 14 fours, Ravi Kumar scored 15 runs. 32 runs were scored with the help of extras.
For Khagaria, Aman Kumar took 5 wickets, Mohammad Absar Alam took 2, Satyam Yashwant Kumar and Abhishek Raj took 1 wicket each.
In reply, Khagaria team could score only 202 runs for 9 wickets in 40 overs. For Khagaria, Abhishek Raj scored 31 runs in 34 balls, Utkarsh Anand scored 39 runs in 34 balls with the help of 6 fours, Vinayak Kumar scored 54 runs in 48 balls with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes, Aman Kumar scored 29 runs in 39 balls with the help of 4 fours, Aniket Kumar scored 19 runs in 28 balls with the help of 1 four. 11 runs were scored from extras.
For Muzaffarpur, Kushdev Prasad Singh took 3 wickets, Bablu Kumar took 2 wickets while Akshat Ujjwal, Shanu and Roshan Kumar took 1 wicket each.
Man of the Match award was given to Krishna Murari. Amit Ranjan and Tayyab Hussain were the umpires and Ram Kumar and Vishwajeet were the scorers.
Brief score:
Muzaffarpur: 251 runs for nine wickets in 40 overs, Swayam Pratap 33, Ujjwal Kashyap 57, Krishna Murari 81, Ravi Kumar not out 15, extras 32, Satyam Yashwant Kumar 1/50, Mohammad Absar Alam 2/31, Aman Kumar 5/30, Abhishek Raj 1/1
Khagaria: 202 runs for nine wickets in 40 overs, Abhishek Raj 31, Utkarsh Anand 39, Vinayak Kumar 54, Aman Kumar 29, Aniket Kumar 19, extras 11, Akshat Ujjwal 1/34, Shanu Kumar 1/24, Kushdev Prasad Singh 3/43, Prem Tiwari 1/38, Bablu Kumar 2/32, Roshan Kumar 1/27
