Begusarai, June 8: Khagaria emerged victorious against Saharsa, winning by 6 wickets in the Central Zone match of the Shyamal Sinha Inter District Under-16 Cricket Tournament held at the Barauni Fertilizer ground on Saturday.
Saharsa’s captain won the toss and opted to bat first. They managed to score 173 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in their allotted 40 overs. Key contributions came from Mrinal Singh, who scored an unbeaten 53 runs, and Ayush Ranjan, who added 35 runs. For Khagaria, Vidyanand, Prince, Rohit, and Aman each took one wicket.
In response, Khagaria chased down the target, scoring 177 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 29.1 overs. Aman played a pivotal role with an unbeaten 55 runs, while Abhishek Raj scored 46 runs. For Saharsa, Sanjeet, Ashutosh, and Mohit each claimed one wicket. Aman was awarded the Man of the Match for his outstanding performance.
Amit Ranjan and Tayyab Hussain officiated as umpires, with Ram Kumar and Vishwajeet serving as scorers.
Brief Scores:
Saharsa:
173 runs for 5 wickets in 40 overs
- Mrinal Singh: 53*
- Ayush Ranjan: 35
- Aditya Raj: 16
- Mohit Kumar: 10
- Sumit Rai: 11
- Extras: 38
- Vidyanand Kumar: 1/41
- Prince Rohit Kumar: 1/19
- Keshav Chaudhary: 1/24
- Aman Kumar: 1/24
Khagaria:
177 runs for 4 wickets in 29.1 overs
- Aman Kumar: 55*
- Abhishek Raj: 46
- Utkarsh Anand: 24
- Vinayak Kumar: 14
- Extras: 24
- Sujit Kumar Yadav: 1/27
- Ashutosh Kumar: 1/24
- Mohit Kumar Gupta: 1/20
- Satyam: 1/21
