Bihar had a good run in the tournament. Won all their games in the Plate League and with Nagaland-Chandigarh match called off got sole pole position to qualify for the Quarter-Finals. The Ashutosh Aman lead side had its moments against Rajasthan but fell short in the end. This was the first televised game for this lot, so lets see if any of them have got the eye of the IPL scouts.
Game 1: Bihar 122/10 (20) beat Arunachal Pradesh 104/9 (20) by 18 runs
Highlights: Ashutosh Aman 3/17, Sachin Kumar 3/22
T20 Debut: Amod Yadav, Rahul Kumar, Sachin Kumar, Sakibul Gani, Vikash Yadav
Game 2: Sikkim 110/8 (20) lost to Bihar 111/2 (19.1) by 8 wickets
Highlights: Ashutosh Aman 4/18, Mangal Mahrour 55 (46)
Game 3: Meghalaya 89/9 (20) lost to Bihar 92/4 (16) by 6 wickets
Highlights: Anuj Raj 3/15, Ashutosh Aman 2/15, Shasheem Rathour 2/17 & 33 (28)
T20 Debut: Anuj Raj, Akash Raj
Game 4: Manipur 105/8 (20) lost to Bihar 107/1 (17.1) by 9 wickets
Highlights: Amod Yadav 4/17, Shasheem Rathour 60* (40)
Game 5: Mizoram 83/8 (20) lost to Bihar 84/4 (12.4) by 6 wickets
Highlights: Ashutosh Aman 4/9
T20 Debut: Mohit Kumar
Bihar topped the Plate Group and reached the Quarter-Finals
Quarter-Finals: Rajasthan 164/5 (20) beat Bihar 148/4 (20) by 16 runs
Highlights: Mangal Mahrour 68* (58)
T20 Debut: Suraj Kashyap
Season Stats
Highest Scorers
- Mangal Mahrour 168 @ 33.60, 2x50s
- Shasheem Rathour 142 @ 28.40, 1x50
- Babul Kumar 108 @ 27.00
Highest Wicket-takers
- Ashutosh Aman 16 @ 7.63
- Amod Yadav 7 @10.86
- Samar Qaudri 6 @ 17.83
Best Batting: Mangal Mahrour 68*vs Rajasthan
Best Bowling: Ashutosh Aman 4/9 vs Mizoram
Players Used: 15
T20 Debut: 9
Coming Up Next: Vijay Hazare Trophy
P.S. Incidentally, this is the 500th post on this blog!
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