Darbhanga: In the second match of Mithila Zone of Randhir Verma Under-19 Cricket Tournament being run under the auspices of Bihar Cricket Association and Darbhanga Cricket Association at the local Nehru Stadium Laheriasarai ground, Sitamarhi won 5 points by defeating Sheohar by 3 wickets.
In the 50-50 over match played on Sunday, Sheohar won the toss and batted first and were all out after scoring 158 runs in 37.2 overs. Vikas Kumar scored 17 runs, Amit Gupta scored 38 runs, Pushp Shekhar scored 17 runs, Dheeraj Singh scored 10 runs, Tathagata scored unbeaten 28 runs.
For Sitamarhi, Vaibhav Mishra, Sachin Binod Kumar, Utsav Kumar Umang, Shivanshu Kumar, Shivanand, Harshit Mishra and Raghav Arya took 1 wicket each.
In reply, Sitamarhi scored 160 runs losing 7 wickets in 36.3 overs and won the match by 3 wickets. Manish Kumar scored 5 runs, Shivanand scored 15 runs, Shashank Bhushan scored 17 runs, Raghav Arya scored 16 runs, Vaibhav Mishra scored 11 runs, Priyanshu Kumar scored 49 runs unbeaten and Shivanshu Kumar scored 20 runs unbeaten.
Man of the Match award was given to Priyanshu Kumar of Sitamarhi by Secretary Pawan Kumar Singh, Treasurer Aamir Faisal, Club representative Ritesh Singh.
The umpires of the match were Ravi Kumar and Sunny Verma, scorers were Abhishek Kumar and Bhavak Krishna.
Secretary Pawan Kumar Singh said that there will be a match between Darbhanga and Sitamarhi on Monday, April 1.
Brief scores:
Sheohar: All out for 158 runs in 37.2 overs, Vikas Kumar 17, Amit Gupta 38, Pushp Shekhar 17, Dheeraj Singh 10, Tathagata Anand 28 not out, extra 26, Vaibhav Mishra 1/27, Sachin Vinod Kumar 1/16, Utsav Kumar Umang 1/32, Shivanshu Kumar 1/18, Shivanand 1/11, Harshit Mishra 1/16, Raghav Arya 1/11.
Sitamarhi: 160 runs for seven wickets in 36.3 overs, Shivanand Sachin 15, Shashank Bhushan 17, Raghav Arya 16, Vaibhav Mishra 11, Priyanshu Kumar 49 not out, Shivanshu Kumar 20 not out, extra 21, Prince Singh 3/15, Tathagata Anand 1/2. 32,Prankur Krishna 1/55, Shivam Jha 1/27, Yuvraj Singh 1/23
