Patna: In the ongoing Cooch Behar Trophy Under-19 Men’s Cricket Tournament, Bihar’s first innings was restricted to 240 runs against Maharashtra. As of the third day, Maharashtra scored 222 for 4 in their reply, still trailing Bihar by 18 runs. The match is set to conclude on Monday, the final day of play.
The match, held at Chhatrapati Shivajinagar Cricket Ground in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, saw Bihar lose six wickets for just 36 runs on the third day. Bihar resumed their first innings at 204 for 4 but added only 1 more run before Satyam was dismissed for 55. Bihar’s batsmen faltered thereafter, and the team was bowled out for 240 runs in 91.4 overs. Key contributions came from Aditya Raj, who remained unbeaten on 61 runs (11 fours), Satyam (55), Prithvi Raja (52), Mohammad Alam (19), Taufik (24), Deepesh Gupta (5), Suman Kumar (10), and Abhinav Singh (4). Ayush Kumar Singh, Nitish Gulli, and Badal Kumar failed to score.
For Maharashtra, Neeraj Joshi was the pick of the bowlers, taking 4 wickets for just 20 runs. Yogesh Chavan, Yash Borkar, and Anees Joshi claimed 2 wickets each, with Chavan giving away 65 runs, Borkar 40, and Anees Joshi 35.
Maharashtra’s reply began poorly, losing three wickets for just 51 runs. However, Neeraj Joshi played a match-changing innings, scoring 113 runs. He was well-supported by Nikhil Lunawat (50) and Om Bhavad (31). Maharashtra closed day three at 222 for 4 in 75 overs, still 18 runs behind Bihar.
For Bihar, Nitish Gulli, Ayush Kumar Singh, and Suman Kumar took 1 wicket each, with Gulli conceding 25 runs, Ayush 19, and Suman 51.
