Bihar defeated Manipur by 220 runs in Sunday’s plate group final of the Ranji Trophy at Patna’s Moin Ul Haq Stadium.
Chasing mammoth 549 to win, Manipur were knocked out for 324, with captain Langlonyamba hitting his M 117 and Nawaz his Khan hitting 5-for-82 in the first innings after he batted 5-for-82. picked up
Sakibul Gani was named Most Valuable Player as he scored 205 of 238 balls in the first innings.
His two finalists in the plate group, Bihar and Manipur, will move up to the elite division next season.
After picking their first at-bat, Bihar scored 532 in their first innings, riding a 322-run partnership between Gani and wicketkeeper Bipin Saurab (155). In response, Manipur scored 337 points and conceded a first innings lead of 195 runs. Prafullomani Singh topped his 77-ball 82 and Langlonyamba scored his 50.
Bihar found another hero in his second innings in Sachin Kumar (132) and Bihar captain Ashutosh Shuaman (51) scored his 50th when Manipur scored an insurmountable goal. bottom.
BRIEF SCORES
Bihar 532 (Sakibul Gani 205, Bipin Saurabh 155; Kishan Singha 4/141, Rex Rajkumar 2/66) & 335 (Sachin Kumar 132, Ashutosh Aman 51; Kishan Singha 7/94, Kangabam Priyojit 1/20) beat Manipur 337 (Prafullomani Singh 82, Pheiroijam Jotin 68; Nawaz Khan 5/82, Veer Pratap Singh 1/30) & 324 (Langlonyamba M 117, Bikash Singh 79; Nawaz Khan 5/95, Ashutosh Aman 3/87) by 220 runs.