Sachi's 106 Off 24 With Sixteen Sixes Wins Man of the Match as Bihar 11 Tournament Chase 149 With Two Balls to Spare Against New Town Buddies in The Fifty
Snahasish's 3/10 and Omkar Dubey's 2/21 leave New Town Buddies on 60/6, but Aurangzeb Rashid's unbeaten 61 off 18 lifts them to 148/6 before Sachi's 24-ball century and Arman Ali's 3/22 take the chase into the 48th ball
In The Fifty by Calcutta Challengers (League Matches), Bihar 11 Tournament chased down New Town Buddies' 148/6 by reaching 152/6 in 48 balls, with two balls to spare. Sachi was named Man of the Match for 106 off 24 balls with one four and sixteen sixes (strike rate 441.67). New Town Buddies pushed them all the way, with Aurangzeb Rashid making an unbeaten 61 off 18 with eight sixes, Arman Ali taking 3/22 and Uday holding four catches, while Bihar's Snahasish took 3/10 in ten balls to keep the first innings in check.
Snahasish and Omkar Dubey Reduce New Town Buddies to 60/6
After the first wicket of Uday (22 off 5, a four and three sixes, caught by Sachi off Snehanjan Das) at 24/1, Snahasish and Omkar Dubey made things difficult for New Town Buddies. Omkar Dubey bowled Sudip (5 off 5) at 43/2 and had Umesh Mahakur (4 off 2) caught by Danish Iqbal Stokesy at 47/3. Snahasish then had Saif Ali (12 off 4) caught by captain Vivek Kr Singh at 48/4, Saurabh Kumar (7 off 3) caught by Snehanjan Das at 56/5, and Dhana Virat (1 off 4) caught by Vivek Kr Singh at 60/6 after 25 balls.
Snahasish finished with 3/10 in ten balls, with six dots and one six conceded, the best figures of the match, and Omkar Dubey took 2/21 with four dots. New Town Buddies had lost five wickets for 36 runs in 21 balls.
Aurangzeb Rashid and Akash Raj Add 88 in 25 Balls
From 60/6, Aurangzeb Rashid and captain Akash Raj turned the innings around with an unbroken partnership worth 88 in the final 25 balls. Aurangzeb struck 61 not out off 18 with two fours and eight sixes (strike rate 338.89), while Akash Raj added 24 not out off 12 with a four and two sixes (strike rate 200.00). The Bihar attack gave away 12 extras (7 wides, 3 no-balls and 2 leg byes), and Udesh (0/26 in ten balls), Hritik Singh (0/24 in five) and Masoom Ahmad (0/23 in five) all went wicketless as the total reached 148/6.
Sachi's 106 Off 24 With Sixteen Sixes Dominates the Chase
Chasing 149, Bihar 11 Tournament lost Soum Raj (7 off 7, caught by Uday off Saurabh Kumar) at 63/1 after 19 balls, so Sachi and Soum Raj had already put on 63. Vinaay Prabhakar was run out by Sudip and Umesh Mahakur for 1 off 1 at 64/2, and Snehanjan Das (7 off 4, a six) was caught by Uday off Milan at 114/3 after 33 balls, a third-wicket stand of 50 in 13 balls with Sachi.
Sachi hit 106 off 24 balls with sixteen sixes, which on their own made 96 of his runs, before he was caught by Sudip off Arman Ali at 137/4 after 40 balls. Udesh added 21 off 6 with two fours and two sixes before he was caught by Uday off Arman Ali at 143/5 after 42 balls.
Arman Ali and New Town Buddies Make It Tense
New Town Buddies refused to let go. Arman Ali took 3/22 in ten balls with three dots, claiming Sachi, Udesh and Danish Iqbal Stokesy (1 off 2, caught by Uday at 146/6 after 45 balls). Uday held four catches in the innings, and Milan took 1/21 in eight balls. At 146/6 after 45 balls, Bihar still needed three more runs to win.
Ankiit Rider (4 not out off 2, a four) and Masoom Ahmad (2 not out off 2) saw Bihar home, scoring six more runs to reach 152/6 in 48 balls. New Town Buddies' bowlers conceded 19 sixes, including six off Saurabh Kumar (1/38) and three each off Sauvik Chaudhury, Rakesh Singh and Aurangzeb Rashid, and the match produced 35 sixes in all.
Looking Ahead
Sachi's 106 off 24 earned him Man of the Match as Bihar 11 Tournament finished the chase with two balls remaining. New Town Buddies can take plenty from Aurangzeb Rashid's unbeaten 61 off 18, Akash Raj's 24*, Arman Ali's 3/22 and four catches from Uday, which together took the match right to the closing balls after they had been 60/6.
New Town Buddies — Batting (148/6 in 50 Balls)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uday | c Sachi b Snehanjan Das | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 440.00 |
| Saif Ali | c Vivek Kr Singh b Snahasish | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 300.00 |
| Sudip | b Omkar Dubey | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Umesh Mahakur | c Danish Iqbal Stokesy b Omkar Dubey | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Saurabh Kumar | c Snehanjan Das b Snahasish | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 233.33 |
| Dhana Virat | c Vivek Kr Singh b Snahasish | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Akash Raj (c) | not out | 24 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 200.00 |
| Aurangzeb Rashid | not out | 61 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 338.89 |
| Extras (nb 3, wd 7, lb 2) | 12 | |||||
| Total: 50 Balls, 6 Wkts | 148 | |||||
To bat: Rakesh Singh, Arman Ali, Sauvik Chaudhury, Milan
Fall of Wickets — New Town Buddies
24-1 (Uday, 4 balls), 43-2 (Sudip, 12 balls), 47-3 (Umesh Mahakur, 14 balls), 48-4 (Saif Ali, 16 balls), 56-5 (Saurabh Kumar, 19 balls), 60-6 (Dhana Virat, 25 balls)
Bowling — Bihar 11 Tournament
| Bowler | Balls | R | W | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snehanjan Das | 5 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Danish Iqbal Stokesy | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Omkar Dubey | 10 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Snahasish | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Masoom Ahmad | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Udesh | 10 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Hritik Singh | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Bihar 11 Tournament — Batting (152/6 in 48 Balls)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachi | c Sudip b Arman Ali | 106 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 441.67 |
| Soum Raj | c Uday b Saurabh Kumar | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Vinaay Prabhakar | run out Sudip / Umesh Mahakur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Snehanjan Das | c Uday b Milan | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.00 |
| Udesh | c Uday b Arman Ali | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 350.00 |
| Masoom Ahmad | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Danish Iqbal Stokesy | c Uday b Arman Ali | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ankiit Rider | not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Extras (wd 2, lb 1) | 3 | |||||
| Total: 48 Balls, 6 Wkts | 152 | |||||
To bat: Hritik Singh, Snahasish, Vivek Kr Singh (c), Omkar Dubey
Fall of Wickets — Bihar 11 Tournament
63-1 (Soum Raj, 19 balls), 64-2 (Vinaay Prabhakar, 20 balls), 114-3 (Snehanjan Das, 33 balls), 137-4 (Sachi, 40 balls), 143-5 (Udesh, 42 balls), 146-6 (Danish Iqbal Stokesy, 45 balls)
Bowling — New Town Buddies
| Bowler | Balls | R | W | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauvik Chaudhury | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rakesh Singh | 10 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Saurabh Kumar | 10 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurangzeb Rashid | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan | 8 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arman Ali | 10 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Result
Bihar 11 Tournament won — New Town Buddies 148/6 (50 balls), Bihar 11 Tournament 152/6 (48 balls)
- Man of the Match: Sachi (Bihar 11 Tournament) — 106 (24b, 1×4, 16×6, SR 441.67)
- Bihar 11 Tournament: Udesh — 21 (6b, 2×4, 2×6); Best Bowler Snahasish — 3/10 (10 balls, 6 dots); Omkar Dubey — 2/21 (10 balls, 4 dots)
- New Town Buddies: Aurangzeb Rashid — 61* (18b, 2×4, 8×6, SR 338.89); Akash Raj — 24* (12b); Uday — 22 (5b, 1×4, 3×6) and four catches; Arman Ali — 3/22 (10 balls, 3 dots); Milan — 1/21 (8 balls)
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