Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Ranji Trophy 2022-23: Bihar Review


Bihar - Ranji Plate League Champions
That has a nice ring to it.

Bihar were placed in the 6 team Plate Group. After finishing 4th in the group stage, the Ashutosh Aman lead side upped the ante and registered comprehensive victories in the semi-finals and finals to be crowned the inaugural Plate League winners of the Ranji Trophy. And they also got the much-awaited promotion to the Elite League next year!

Here is a game-by-game review of the season

Game 1: Arunachal Pradesh 212 & 84 lost to Bihar 517 by an innings & 221 runs
Points: Bihar 7, Arunachal Pradesh 0
  • First Class Debut: Baljeet Singh Bihari, Adhiraj Johri
  • Adhiraj Johri – 118, Century on Debut
  • Sachin Kumar – 156, 1st First Class Century & Player of the Match
  • Malay Raj – 2/48 & 5/35, 1st 5-wicket haul
Game 2: Bihar 311 & 287/9d drew with Manipur 296 & 248/8
Points: Bihar 3, Manipur 1
  • Babul Kumar – 156, 4th First Class Century
  • Malay Raj – 5/35, 2nd 5-wicket haul
Game 3: Bihar 264 & 99 lost to Meghalaya 167 & 200/6 by 4 wickets
Points: Bihar 0, Meghalaya 6
  • First Class Debut – Anuj Raj, Raghuvendra Pratap Singh
  • Bipin Saurabh – 107 in 1st innings; 1st First Class century
Game 4: Sikkim 157 & 122/4 drew with Bihar 157
Points: Bihar 1, Sikkim 1
  • Veer Pratap Singh – 5/30, 4th 5-wicket haul
Game 5: Bihar 474 drew with Mizoram 176 & 379/6 (f/o)
Points: Bihar 3, Mizoram 1
  • First Class Debut: Varun Raj
  • Babul Kumar – 209, 5th First class century
  • Shivam Singh – 110, 1st First class century
Bihar finished 4th in the Group Stage and met group toppers Meghalaya in the Semi-Finals

Plate League Semi-Final: Bihar 428 & 164 beat Meghalaya 134 & 156 by 302 runs and qualified for the Elite League next season
  • First Class Debut: Nawaz Khan
  • Bipin Saurabh – 177 in the 1st innings, 2nd First-class century
  • Ashutosh Aman – 150 first-class wickets
Plate League Final: Bihar 546 & 335 beat Manipur 337 & 224 by 220 runs
  • Sakibul Gani – 205 in 1st innings, 3rd First-class century, 1,000 career runs in 10th game
  • Sachin Kumar – 132 in 2nd innings, 2nd First-class century
  • Bipin Saurabh – 155 in 1st innings, 3rd First-class century
  • Nazwaz Khan – 5/82 & 5/95, 1st & 2nd 5-wicket haul and 1st 10-wicket haul
Season Stats
Highest Scorers
  1. Sakibul Gani: 585 @53.18, 1x100, 3x50
  2. Sachin Kumar: 562 @51.09, 2x100, 2x50
  3. Bipin Saurabh: 521 @47.36, 3x100, 1x50
Highest Wicket-takers
  1. Ashutosh Aman: 28 @21.25,
  2. Sachin Kumar: 20 @24.35
  3. Veer Pratap Singh: 16 @24.94, 1x5
Top Score: Babul Kumar 209 vs Mizoram
Best Bowling: Veer Pratap Singh 5/30 vs Sikkim
Players Used: 24
First Class Debuts: 6

Overall, a good season for Bihar with Sachin Kumar being their best player closely followed by Bipin Saurabh. Looking forward to the next season in the Elite Leagues now!

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