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Bihar vs Uttar Pradesh Ranji Trophy Match: Chasing 355 runs, Bihar team could score 236 runs in the entire team 90.4 overs in the second innings. However, in this match, Ayush Loharuka, who hails from Darbhanga, Bihar, his …Read more

21 -year -old Ayush shines in the first Ranji
Highlights
- Bihar lost in Ranji match against UP.
- Ayush Loharuka scored 101 and 49 runs.
- Bihar’s next match against Kerala from January 30.
Patna. Bihar lost against Uttar Pradesh in a thrilling Ranji Trophy match played at Moin -ul -Haq Stadium in the capital Patna. Uttar Pradesh won by an innings and 119 runs. Actually, Bihar scored 248 runs in 86 overs while batting first. In response, Uttar Pradesh batted well in their first innings, losing only 2 wickets in 121.3 overs and scored a huge score of 603 runs and invited the Bihar team to play the second innings. Chasing 355 runs, Bihar’s team could score 236 runs in 90.4 overs in the second innings. However, in this match, Ayush Loharuka, a resident of Darbhanga, Bihar, shone with his batting.
Ayush Loharuka shines as soon as he made his debut
His first Ranji seems to be a spectacular passing for 21 -year -old Ayush Loharuka of Darbhanga, playing the first Ranji season. So far, two half -centuries have been scored from his bat and the first century in his home ground. Playing on his home ground against Uttar Pradesh, Ayush scored a brilliant 101 runs in the first innings, while despite being under pressure, he was dismissed for 49 runs with the help of 8 fours in the second innings. Missed the half -century by just one run. Seeing this game of Ayush, everyone is watching the player of the Indian team in future. Let us tell you that Ayush scored 76 runs against Ayush Madhya Pradesh with the help of 11 fours. After this, Ayush also scored 63 runs against Punjab with the help of 11 fours.
Performance of other players
Apart from Ayush, in the first innings, Sarman Garodh scored 44 and Sachin Kumar scored 38 runs for Bihar. Nawaz tried to handle the innings by scoring 14 not out. Playing in the second innings, the Bihar team showed better struggle. Sachin Kumar scored an innings of 50 runs, while Babul Kumar added 38, Sarman Garodh added 28 and Veer Pratap Singh added 29 runs.
While bowling in the first innings, Nawaz and Himanshu Singh took one wicket each for Bihar. However, the bowlers’ performance in front of the Uttar Pradesh batsmen faded. There was no need to bowl in the second innings. Lose by an innings and 119 runs.
Shine stars of UP too
On the other hand, four players batted amazing from Uttar Pradesh. Abhishek Goswami scored 198 runs, while captain Aryan Juyal scored an unbeaten 200 and Karan Sharma scored 118 runs. Apart from this, Madhav Kaushik also contributed 63 runs. Shivam Mavi took 4 wickets in the first innings, while Shivam Sharma stopped Bihar from scoring a big score by taking 5 wickets in the second innings. Saurabh Kumar and Vijay Kumar also took important wickets for their team.
The risk of going from elite to plate group increased
Talking about the point table of this season of Ranji, 6 matches have been played so far. In Elite Group A, Meghalaya has 0 points near Meghalaya, 3 points near Puducherry in Group B, 1 point near Bihar in Group C, 6 points in Assam in Group D. All the teams will play another match. Meghalaya and Bihar are in danger of getting out of the elite group. Now the next and last match of Bihar will be played against Kerala from 30 January. The situation will be clear after all the matches are over.
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