Patna: High Performance Cricket Academy booked their place in the final of the Abhishek Memorial Under-16 Inter- School Cricket Tournament with a narrow 9-run victory over Bihar Cambridge Cricket Academy. They will compete against Bihar Cricket Academy in the final showdown.
Opting to field first after winning the toss, Bihar Cambridge Cricket Academy restricted High Performance Cricket Academy to a total of 161 runs in 20.4 overs. Avi Kumar led the scoring for High Performance with a solid 35 runs. In reply, Bihar Cambridge Cricket Academy was bowled out for 152 runs in 21.2 overs, despite Abhishek Raj’s impressive 39 and Mohammad Salik’s contribution of 33 runs.
Abhishek Kumar of High Performance Cricket Academy was named Player of the Match, an award sponsored by Rize Coaching IIT, for his key performance with the ball.
Brief Score:
High Performance Cricket Academy: 161 runs in 20.4 overs (Saurabh Kumar 18, Yuvraj 11, Nandkishore 21, Ayush Kumar 27, Aditya Sharma 11, Avi Kumar 35, Extras 24; Pritam Raj 1/21, Utsav Kumar 1/12, Akmal Raja 1/44, Raja Kumar 3/41, Mohammad Salik 1/13)
Bihar Cambridge Cricket Academy: All out for 152 runs in 21.2 overs (Abhishek Raj 39, Pritam Raj 18, Akmal Raj 13, Mohammad Salik 33, Extras 20; Vaibhav 1/32, Abhishek Kumar 3/32, Yashasvi 2/29, Saksham 2/19, Avi 1/16)
