Patna: On the basis of brilliant batting of Harsh Raj (52 runs), Shlok Kumar (66 runs) and excellent bowling of Suraj Kashyap (four wickets), Patna defeated Siwan by 89 runs in Pool A of BCA Senior Cricket Tournament and started their title hunt in style.
In this match played at Moinul Haq Stadium in Patna, Siwan won the toss and invited Patna to bowl. Batting first, Patna scored 257 runs for nine wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. For Patna, Piyush Kumar Singh scored 33 runs, Shashim Rathore 14, Babul Kumar 23, Harsh Raj 52, Shlok Kumar 66, Vivek Kumar scored 13 not out.
For Siwan, Shabbir Khan took 5 wickets for 59 runs, Shashi Nandan took 1 wicket for 25 runs, Tariq Jameel took 1 wicket for 32 runs, Hanni Singh took two wickets for 53 runs.
In reply, Siwan scored 168 runs for nine wickets in 43.1 overs. The umpire stopped the game here and awarded match to Patna as per the rules. For Siwan, Pawan Kumar Rai scored 33 runs, Sonu Kumar Gupta scored 13 runs, Imran Nazir scored 27 runs, Navneet Kumar Singh scored 12 runs, Kaifi Shamsheer scored 11 runs, Shabbir Khan scored 16 unbeaten runs. For Patna, Suraj Kashyap took 4 for 24 runs, Vivek, Shashim Rathore, Apoorva Anand, Kumar Sahaj took 1 wicket each.
Brief score:
Patna: 257 runs for nine wickets in 50 overs, Piyush Kumar Singh 33, Shashim Rathore 14, Babul Kumar 23, Harsh Raj 52, Shlok 66, Kumar Sahaj 11, Suraj Kashyap 14, Vivek Kumar 13 not out, extras 22, Shabbir Khan 5. /59, Shashi Nandan 1/25, Tariq Jameel 1/32, Hanni Singh 2/53,
Siwan: 168 runs for 9 wickets in 43.1 overs, Pawan Kumar Rai 33, Sonu Kumar Gupta 13, Navneet Kumar Singh 12, Imran Nazir 27, Mohammad Kaifi Shamsheer 11, Abul Farah 18, Shabbir Khan 16 not out, extra 21, Vivek Kumar 1/ 25, Suraj Kumar Kashyap 4/24, Shashim Rathore 1/31, Apoorva Anand 1/37, Kumar Sahaj 1/29
