Patna, May 28: The BCA Senior Men’s Cricket Tournament Super League match between Patna and Darbhanga ended in a draw at the Moinul Haq Stadium on Tuesday. Patna earned 3 points for their first innings lead, while Darbhanga gained 1 point.
Darbhanga won the toss and chose to field first in this three-day match. Patna declared their first innings at 486 runs for six wickets. In reply, Darbhanga was bowled out for 392 runs, with Tripurari Keshav scoring an unbeaten double century (218 runs). This gave Patna a first innings lead of 94 runs.
In their second innings, Patna scored 191 runs for the loss of three wickets. On the final day, Darbhanga resumed their innings at 259 runs for four wickets and were all out for 392 runs. Ayush Loharika (33 runs), Altamas Asraf (51 runs), and Navneet Jha (31 runs) were among the key contributors for Darbhanga. Several players were dismissed without scoring. Patna’s bowlers performed well, with Apoorva Anand taking 5 wickets, Akash Raj taking 3, and Rupesh and Suraj Kashyap each taking one.
In Patna’s second innings, Piyush Kumar Singh scored a notable 93 runs before being dismissed LBW by Manish. Animesh was out for a duck, and Shasheem contributed 45 runs. For Darbhanga, Mayank took two wickets, and Manish took one. The match concluded with Patna at 191 runs for three wickets.