Patna: Bihar Cricket Academy secured a place in the semi-finals of the Abhishek Memorial Under-16 Inter-School Cricket Tournament, while Pankaj Sir Cricket Centre defeated School of Cricket to progress to the quarter-finals. In the second quarter-final, Bihar Cricket Academy triumphed over Suday Cricket Academy with a 48-run victory, and Pankaj Sir Cricket Centre achieved a six-wicket win against School of Cricket.
In their quarter-final match, Bihar Cricket Academy won the toss and set a competitive total of 189 runs for four wickets in 20 overs, led by impressive knocks from Ravi Shankar (52 not out), Aryaman Singh (48), and Sudhanshu Shekhar (39). Suday Cricket Academy, in response, was bowled out for 141 runs in 20 overs due to an effective bowling display by Nitish, Aryaman Singh, and Ayush. For his all-round contribution, Aryaman Singh was named Player of the Match, an award sponsored by Rize Coaching IIT and presented by Ranji player Atul Priyankar.
In the other match, School of Cricket opted to bat first after winning the toss and scored 132 runs, losing all wickets in 22.1 overs. Abhinav Sinha top-scored with 75 runs, while Ayush Gupta was the standout bowler for Pankaj Sir Cricket Centre, taking five wickets for 48 runs.
Pankaj Sir Cricket Centre chased down the target comfortably, reaching 137 runs for four wickets in 15 overs. Ayush Gupta contributed a solid 41 runs, while Shubham Kumar added 37. Nikesh picked up two wickets for 33 runs for School of Cricket. Ayush Gupta was awarded Player of the Match for his all-round performance.
Brief Scores:
First Match
Bihar Cricket Academy: 189/4 in 20 overs (Vishnu Sharma 34, Aryaman Singh 48, Sudhanshu Shekhar 39, Ravi Shankar 52*; Viraj 2/34, Vivek Yadav 2/18)
Suday Cricket Academy: 141 all out in 20 overs (Viraj 22, Pratyush Vinayak 26, Keshav 27, Praveer Raj 21, Alok 18; Nitish 3/25, Aman Singh 1/36, Ayush Kumar 2/27, Aryaman Singh 3/27)
Second Match
School of Cricket: 132 all out in 22.1 overs (Abhinav Sinha 75, Arnav Sinha 12; Ayush Gupta 5/48, Ayan Zaki 2/7, Dilshan Manjir 1/14, Hardik 2/51)
Pankaj Sir Cricket Centre: 137/4 in 15 overs (Shubham Kumar 37, Ayush Gupta 41, Aviraj Anand 12, Sajid Sheikh 16*, Dilshan Manjir 12*; Nikesh 2/33, Abhinandan 1/26)
