Patna, June 25: Vidyarthi CC has won the title of Patna District Junior Division Cricket League.
In the final match played at Genex Cricket Academy Ground, Vidyarthi CC defeated Alliance CC by 16 runs.
Before the match started, the players of both teams and the officials of the League Steering Committee paid tribute to the late treasurer of the Bihar Cricket Association, Ashutosh Nandan Singh, by observing two minutes of silence.
Following this, Dhananjay Kumar, Organizing President of Patna District Senior and Junior League, Genex Cricket Academy coach and former Ranji Trophy player Manish Ojha, and Dr. Mukesh Kumar Singh introduced themselves to the players and inaugurated the match.
Alliance CC won the toss and invited Vidyarthi CC to bat. Vidyarthi CC scored 146 runs for 7 wickets in the stipulated 30 overs, with Priyanshu contributing 35 and Shubham Pandey 30 runs. Utkarsh Neel took 2 wickets for Alliance CC.
In reply, Alliance CC was all out for 130 runs in 29.2 overs. Ayush Kumar top-scored with 41 runs. For Vidyarthi CC, Priyanshu took 3 wickets and Priyanshu Yadav took 2 wickets. Priyanshu (35 runs, 3 wickets) was awarded the Player of the Match by Rajesh Kumar, President of the Patna District Cricket Association Steering Committee.
Brief Scores:
- Vidyarthi CC: 146 runs for 7 wickets in 30 overs
- Shubham Pandey: 30
- Priyanshu: 35
- Mohammad Shahid: 16
- Diwakar Jha (not out): 15
- Arpit Kumar (not out): 15
- Extras: 16
- Ayush Kumar: 1/19
- Harsh Raj: 2/30
- Utkarsh Neel: 2/17
- Sumit Sharma: 1/30
- Nitin Kumar: 1/32
- Alliance CC: All out for 130 runs in 29.2 overs
- Sumit Sharma: 17
- Utkarsh Neel: 14
- Ayush Kumar: 41
- Rohit: 10
- Extras: 17
- Shubham Pandey: 1/27
- Prince Kumar: 2/27
- Priyanshu Yadav: 2/28
- Diwakar Jha: 1/17
- Priyanshu: 3/14