Patna, May 27: Piyush Kumar Singh’s unbeaten double century and Akash’s century propelled Patna to a commanding position, declaring their innings at 486 runs for six wickets on the second day of their three-day match against Darbhanga in the BCA Senior Men’s Cricket Tournament Super League. In response, Darbhanga scored 259 runs for the loss of four wickets by the end of the second day’s play, thanks to Tripurari Keshav’s unbeaten century.

Resuming their innings at 362 for four wickets, Patna declared at 486 for six. Key contributions for Patna came from:

• Piyush Kumar Singh: 210* runs
• Akash Raj: 116 runs
• Shasheem Rathore: 46 runs
• Shlok: 41 runs
• Babul: 15 runs
• Animesh: 4 runs
• Harsh Raj: 1 run
• Yashasvi Shukla: 19* runs

For Darbhanga, Manish and Mayank each took two wickets, while Tripurari and Navneet claimed one wicket each.

In their reply, Darbhanga managed to score 259 runs for the loss of four wickets by the end of the second day, trailing Patna by 227 runs. Key contributions for Darbhanga came from:

• Tripurari Keshav: 130* runs
• Altamas: 51 runs
• Ayush Loharika: 33 runs
• Bhaswan Bhardwaj: 17 runs
• Navneet Jha: 11* runs
• Sachin: 0 runs

For Patna, Apoorva Anand took two wickets, while Rupesh and Akash each took one wicket.