BCCI managed to conduct the 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy across 6 bio-secure bubbles. Given their previous performances, Bihar had moved out of the Plate group. And the step-up to the Elite level was too big a gap for the team. Bihar lost all their 5 games and were competitive in only one game against Odisha.
Here is a game-by-game summary of the tournament
Game 1: Bihar 189/10 (45.5) lost to Railways 190/0 (29) by 10 wickets
Highlights: Anuj Raj 72 from No.9
List A Debut: Anuj Raj, Akash Raj, Rahul Kumar, Shabbir Khan
Game 2: Karnataka 354/3 (50) beat Bihar 87/10 (27.2) by 267 runs
Game 3: Bihar 193/10 (46.1) lost to Uttar Pradesh 194/5 (28) by 5 wickets
Highlights: Yashaswi Rishav 67
List A Debut: Lakhan Raja, Rishav Raj, Yashasvi Rishav, Suraj Kashyap
One unnamed Bihar player tested positive for Covid-19 prior to the game.
Game 4: Bihar 255/7 (50) lost to Odisha 258/3 (48.1) by 7 wickets
Highlights: Babul Kumar 78
List A Debut: Apurva Anand
Game 5: Bihar 148/10 (40.2) lost to Kerala 149/1 (8.5) by 9 wickets
Highlights: Babul Kumar 64
List A Debut: Vikash Patel
Kerala went hammer and tongs to overhaul Bihar’s target!
Tournament Stats
Highest Scorers
- Babul Kumar 181 @ 26.20 with 2x50s
- Sakibul Gani 111 @ 22.20
- Anuj Raj 104 @ 26.00 with 1x50
Top Innings: Babul Kumar 78 vs Odisha
Most Wickets
- Ashutosh Aman 3 @ 63.00
- Anuj Raj 3 @ 69.67
- Rahul Kumar 2 @ 70.50
Best Bowling: Ashutosh Aman 2/44 vs Uttar Pradesh
Player Count: 18
List A Debuts: 10
So 5 straight losses and one covid positive result. Not too great a series.
And now the team moves back into uncertainty as we do not know when the next fixture will come up!
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