Patna: YCC Sports Academy Patna beat YBCC Gaya by 5 wickets and entered the semi-final of Randhir Verma Under-15 Cricket Championship organised by the Randhir Verma Foundation at the local Sanjay Gandhi Stadium here on Thursday.
Batting first after winning the toss, YBCC Gaya scored 196/8 wickets in 25 overs. For YBCC Gaya, Harsh hit a century (120) with the help of 19 boundaries. Sachin scored 28 (4 X 3) runs. Ashutosh Rajneesh and Sushant Azad took two wickets each for YCC Sports Academy.
In reply, YCC Sports Academy achieved the target losing only five wickets on the way. Akash played an unbeaten innings of 100 runs off 63 balls with the help of 11 fours and seven sixes. Sushant Azad scored 26 (4X3, 6X1) and Piyush scored 22 (4X4). B Kapish took two wickets for 20 runs for YBCC. Akash of YCC was adjudged man of the match.
Brief Scores: Y BC C Gaya – 196/8 in 25 overs (Harsh – 120 (19×4), Sachin 28 (4×3) and Extras 38 runs, Ashutosh 39/2, Rajneesh 31/2 and Sushant 21/2 wickets)
YCC Sports Academy Patna – 197/5 in 22.1 overs (Akash 100 (4×11, 6×7), Sushant Azad 26 (4×3, 6×1) and Piyush 22 (4×4), Kapish 20/2 wickets)
