The Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh (CSCS) under-23 cricket team trounced Goa on the third day of the Four-Day BCCI Plate Group C K Nayudu Trophy. Chhattisgarh defeated Goa by an innings and 217 runs.
The match was scheduled to end on December 18, however, Chhattisgarh defeated Goa on third day. CSCS officials informed that Goa was bundled out for 150 runs. From Chhattisgarh, Shakeeb Ahmed and Prateek Raj claimed 4 and 3 wickets respectively for Chhattisgarh while Anupam Toppo and Vikrant Singh Rajput claimed one wicket each.
With this win, Chhattisgarh earned 7 points while taking team’s total point to 15 in the tournament. It is to be mentioned, Goa was all-out for just 98 runs in its first inning. In response, Chhattisgarh scored 465 for nine in the first inning.Ian Coaster and Vikrant Rajput hit two centuries (122 and 104 respectively). Similarly, Ankit Yadav and Pawandeep Singh scored 72 and 60 runs respectively. Mohd Shahnawaz Hussain claimed four wickets while teammates Jagjot Singh Gill, Prateek Raj Sinha and Vikrant Singh Rajput took three, two and one wicket respectively in Chhattisgarh’s first inning.
Chhattisgarh will play the next match under the trophy against Hyderabad in Raipur from December 22 to 25.