Patna: Tamil Nadu outplayed Bihar by eight wickets in the Men’s U-25 State A Trophy at Jaipuria Vidhyalaya Ground in Jaipur on Sunday.
Bihar scored 125 runs while in reply, Tamil Nadu scored 126 for the loss of two wickets.
Bihar captain Akash Raj won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, Bihar scored 125 runs losing all wickets in 44 overs. Abhishek Babu scored 30 runs off 62 balls with the help of one four. Wicket-keeper batsman Hrithik Rajesh scored 25 runs in 51 balls with the help of 3 fours. Ajith Ram S took 5 wickets for 23 runs from Tamil Nadu.
In reply, Tamil Nadu raced to the target losing two wickets on the way off 18.4 overs. For Tamil Nadu, S Aravind scored 42 and RS Mokit Hariharan scored 38 runs. Saqib Hasan and Pranay Sanjay Prasad took one wicket each for Bihar.
Brief scores:
Bihar: All out for 125 runs in 44 overs Hrithik Rajesh 25, Deepak 18, Abhishek Babu 30, Akash Raj 14, Gupil Rai 15, Wickets: Ajith Ram S 5/23, Mohanprasath S 1/20, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 2/26 , RS Mokit Hariharan 1/7
Tamil Nadu: 126 for two in 18.4 overs, S Aravind 42, RS Mokit Hariharan 38 not out, Darayal S Ferrio 14, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 14 not out, 18 extras, wickets: Saqib Hasan 1/42, Pranay Prasad 1/19
