Purnia, May 6: In the BCA Senior Men’s Cricket Tournament, Supaul clinched victory over Araria by a narrow margin of 5 runs.
At the Green Valley Stadium, Supaul won the toss and elected to bat first. They posted a total of 251 runs for the loss of nine wickets in their allotted 50 overs, anchored by Virendra Kumar Singh’s half-century (67 runs). In response, Araria managed to score 246 runs for the loss of nine wickets in their 50 overs, with wicketkeeper-batsman Ujjwal Kumar contributing a solid half-century (69 runs), supported by Adarsh Sinha (46 runs) and Sanju Kumar Singh (39 runs not out).
Brief Score:
Supaul: 251/9 in 50 overs (Virendra Kumar Singh 67, Rajesh Singh 34, Jai Vardhan 10, Varun Kumar Raj 32, Shivanshu Raja 35, Sadiq Raja 31 not out, Vineet Anand 12, extras 16; Uttam Kumar 3/28, Sarwan Kumar 3/53, Sanju Kumar Singh 3/46)
Araria: 246/9 in 50 overs (Raja Babu 11, Aditya Raj 14, Ujjwal Kumar 69, Mohammad Ashfaq 17, Adarsh Sinha 46, Sarwan Kumar 11, Sanju Kumar Singh 39 not out, extras 20; Sadiq Raja 3/42, Mohd Sahajada 1/31, Shivanshu Raja 1/34, Nishant Kumar 2/42, Mohit Kumar Sahni 1/41)
