Purnia, May 1: Purnia defeated Kishanganj by 6 wickets in BCA Senior Men’s Cricket Tournament at the local Green Valley Stadium.
After winning the toss, Kishanganj captain decided to bat. Kishanganj scored 137 runs losing 10 wickets in 34 overs. Abhishek Rajak scored 41 runs in 42 balls with the help of 04 fours and 02 sixes, Suryam Raj scored 26 runs in 43 balls with the help of 05 fours.
For Purnia side, Aaqib Raja took 03 wickets for 22 runs in 06 overs, Aamir Masood took 02 wickets for 24 runs in 07 overs, Satyam Singh took 02 wickets for 16 runs in 05 overs and Ashish Rai, Jisan Adil took 1 wicket each.
Chasing the target, Purnia won the match by scoring 138 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. Abhishek Kumar scored unbeaten 50 runs with the help of 02 sixes and 03 fours in 54 balls, Sufiyan scored 24 unbeaten runs with the help of 02 fours and 01 six in 16 balls and Shishir Saket scored 44 runs in 35 balls with the help of 06 fours and 01 six.
For Kishanganj, Mani Shankar took 02 wickets for 35 runs in 06 overs and Akash Kumar Jha took 01 wickets for 29 runs in 03 overs.
Brief score:
Kishanganj: 137 runs for ten wickets in 34 overs, Suryam Raj 26, Pancham Kumar 13, Meraj Alam 8, Alok Kumar Aman 12, Prashant Kumar Yadav 6, Abhishek Rajak 41, Akash Kumar Jha 8, extra 15, Ashish Rai 1/22. , Zishan Adil 1/40, Aaqib Reza 3/22, Aamir Masood 2/24, Satyam Singh 2/16
Purnia: 138 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs, Shishir Saket 44, Abhishek Chaudhary 50 not out, Sufiyan 24 not out, extra 14, Mani Shankar Bhatt 2/33, Akash Kumar Jha 1/29.
