Surguja defeated Bilaspur by an innings and 79 runs in the Under-16 Plate Group cricket competition
Cricket news: Excellent performance of Surguja team in the Under 16 Plate Group cricket tournament, Manas Singh and Trimbakeshwar Pratap Singh played innings of 93 and 70 runs respectively
Surguja team played exceptionally in Chhattisgarh Cricket Association (Cricket news) organized Under-16 Plate Group cricket tournament and outplayed Bilaspur by an innings and 79 runs. The match was played on a two-day format at Bilaspur's Railway Ground, where Surguja retained its superiority in all departments and made it one-sided.
The match began with the bowing of Surguja. Bilaspur team, having won the toss (Cricket news), and having batted first, were unable to resist the bowlers of Surguja. The whole team went back to the pavilion as only 74 runs were made in 25.5 overs. The fast bowler of Sarguja, Naimulla Chisti, bowled deadly and sent back the first three key batsmen of Bilaspur.
He troubled the batsmen completely with his line and length. At the same time, young bowler Lakshya Sahu also contributed to wrapping up Bilaspur's innings early (Cricket news) by taking two wickets in his first spell. Captain Nirmal Rai and Rudra Pratap also took two and one wickets respectively. In response, Sarguja's team displayed tremendous batting in the first innings.