da bet7k： Unbeaten centuries by Skipper N Kumar and DK Singh on the final day saw Biharforce a draw against Orissa in their East Zone Under-22 match at the BarabatiStadium in Cuttack on Wednesday
da dobrowin： Natarajan Sriram27-Dec-2000Unbeaten centuries by Skipper N Kumar and DK Singh on the final day saw Biharforce a draw against Orissa in their East Zone Under-22 match at the BarabatiStadium in Cuttack on Wednesday. Bihar got five points while Orissa had to becontent with three.Opting to bat first, Bihar put up 285 on the board with N Kumar leading from thefront with a fine 63. Kumar shared a 83-run fifth wicket stand with DK Singh(52). Then with the help of the tailenders, K Abhimanyu (50 not out) took thescore past the 250 run mark. Saurav Sahgal (4 for 61) and Barman (3 for 39) werethe pick of the Orissa bowlers.In response, the Orissa batsmen struggled to face up to the Bihar attack andwere shot out for 150. RR Das (100) was the topscorer in an innings which sawonly one other batsman getting into the double figures. During a 183-minute stayat the crease, Das faced 157 balls while finding the boundary ropes eight times.Bihar in their second innings were cruising along and reached 183 for six when NKumar and DK Singh took firm control of proceedings. The duo put on an unbeaten203-run partnership in 44.4 overs. They batted for nearly three hours before thestumps were drawn on the final day. Kumar remained unbeaten with 100 (151 balls,10 fours) while Singh was on 102 (134 balls, 15 fours).
