Bihar Sharif, June 4: In an exciting match held on Tuesday, June 4, under the Magadh Zone of the Shyamal Sinha Inter District Under-16 Cricket Tournament, Jehanabad defeated Nawada by 7 wickets. The tournament is being organized under the aegis of the Bihar Cricket Association (BCA).

The match took place at the Nalanda Cricket Ground. Nawada won the toss and elected to bat first, scoring 133 runs in 28.4 overs before being bowled out. Key contributions for Nawada came from Prithvi (23 runs), Vikram (28 runs), Harsh (26 runs), and Raj Pandey (15 runs). Jehanabad’s bowlers were impressive, with Raj Kamal and Prince Thakur both taking 3 wickets each, while Prince and Kumar Shan took 1 wicket each.

In response, Jehanabad successfully chased the target, reaching 138 runs in 21.5 overs with the loss of just 3 wickets. Ankul was the standout performer for Jehanabad, scoring a half-century (54 runs). Sunny added 26 runs, Kanishka remained unbeaten on 29 runs, and Kumar Shan also remained unbeaten with 10 runs.

For Nawada, Mohammad Javed took 2 wickets and Ishu Kumar took 1 wicket.

Ankul of Jehanabad was awarded the Man of the Match for his excellent performance.

Brief Scores:

• Nawada: All out for 133 runs in 28.4 overs (Prithvi Kumar 23, Harsh Kumar 26, Vikram Kumar 28, Extras 26; Prince 2/35, Raj Kamal 3/17, Prince Thakur 3/28, Kumar Shan 1/12)
• Jehanabad: 138 runs for 3 wickets in 21.5 overs (Sunny Giri 26, Ankul 54, Kanishka Kaushik not out 29, Kumar Shan not out 10, Extras 19; Mohammad Javed 2/24, Ishu Kumar 1/19)