Bhabua, June 8: Kaimur defeated Bhojpur by 3 wickets in a match played on Saturday under the Shahabad Zone of the BCA Shyamal Sinha Inter District Under-16 Cricket Tournament. This victory marked Kaimur’s second win in three matches, while it was Bhojpur’s first loss in three matches.
In the match held at the local Jagjivan Stadium, Bhojpur won the toss and elected to bat first. They posted a respectable score of 146 runs, losing all wickets in 38.3 overs. Arjun Singh led the scoring with a brilliant half-century, making 55 runs off 105 balls. Avnish Kumar contributed 34 runs from 49 balls, Akash Kumar added 27 runs from 27 balls, and Neeraj Kumar scored 12 runs.
For Kaimur, Danish Ansari was the standout bowler with 4 wickets. Aryan Patel and Suryansh Tiwari each took 2 wickets, while Ashutosh and Ankit claimed one wicket each.
Chasing 147 runs, Kaimur achieved the target by scoring 150 runs in 30.3 overs, losing 7 wickets. Suryansh Tiwari top-scored with 38 runs off 45 balls, Anurag Aagaz made 34 runs off 50 balls, and Neeraj Yadav remained unbeaten with 27 runs off 35 balls.
For Bhojpur, Aryaman Kumar, Aditya Singh, and Mohit Kumar each took 2 wickets, while Tejas took 1 wicket.
Former Vice President of the Association, Sanjay Singh Premi, presented the Player of the Match trophy to Suryansh Tiwari for his all-round performance.
Brief Scores:
Bhojpur:
- All out for 146 runs in 38.3 overs
- Neeraj Kumar: 12
- Arjun Singh: 55
- Avnish Kumar: 34
- Akash Kumar (not out): 27
- Extras: 11
- Aryan Patel: 2/17
- Ashutosh Kumar Singh: 1/19
- Ankit Kumar: 1/19
- Suryansh Tiwari: 2/23
- Danish Ansari: 4/13
Kaimur:
- 150 runs for 7 wickets in 30.3 overs
- Atul Kumar: 7
- Mayank Raj: 9
- Suryansh Tiwari: 38
- Anurag Aagaz: 34
- Neeraj Kumar Yadav: 27*
- Extras: 23
- Aryaman Kumar: 2/33
- Aditya Kumar Singh: 2/39
- Mohit Kumar: 2/43
- Tejas: 1/16
