Patna: In the ongoing Laxman Singh Memorial Under-15 Inter-School Cricket Tournament, held on Saturday, at the Krishna Cricket Ground, Shriram Khel Maidan and School of Cricket emerged victorious in their respective matches, securing their places in the next round. Shriram Khel Maidan clinched a narrow win against SSC by 2 wickets, while School of Cricket defeated 22 Yard Cricket Academy by 4 wickets.
In the first match, SSC won the toss and opted to bat first, posting a total of 176 runs for 8 wickets in the allotted 25 overs. In response, Shriram Khel Maidan chased down the target, scoring 177 runs for 8 wickets in 24.1 overs. Karan Kumar of Shriram Khel Maidan was named Player of the Match for his outstanding all-round performance, contributing 88 runs and taking 3 wickets. Arvind Pathik from Union Bank of India presented him with the award.
In the second match, 22 Yard Cricket Academy won the toss and chose to bat first, but were bowled out for 139 runs in 20.5 overs. School of Cricket successfully chased the target, scoring 142 runs for 6 wickets in 24 overs. Raunak Gupta of School of Cricket was awarded the Player of the Match for his impressive bowling figures of 6 wickets for 33 runs.
Brief Scores:
Match 1:
SSC: 176/8 in 25 overs (Lakshya Singh 34, Ashish Gupta 32, Karan Kumar 3/38, Sachin 4/30)
Shriram Khel Maidan: 177/8 in 24.1 overs (Karan Kumar 88, Extras 15, Ayon Ghosh 2/17)
Match 2:
22 Yard Cricket Academy: 139 all out in 20.5 overs (Hareram Kumar 33, Extras 49, Raunak Gupta 6/33)
School of Cricket: 142/6 in 24 overs (Afsar Alam 26, Raunak Gupta 16*, Pratik Sinha 2/23)
