With a true all-rounder performance by Mohammad Irfan who took two wickets and scored 86 runs, Chhattisgarh trounced Vidarbha by six wickets in the BCCI Under-19 one-day Vinoo Mankad trophy played on Sunday at Noida in Uttar Pradesh.
This was the second consecutive victory of Chhattisgarh team in the trophy, which on Saturday had defeated Railways by 8 wickets. Chhattisgarh team will take on Madhya Pradesh on October 21, the officials of the Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh (CSCS) informed.Earlier during the match, Chhattisgarh won the toss and decided to field first. Batsmen from Vidarbha piled up a competitive score of 229 runs in stipulated 50 overs for the loss of 9 wickets.
Ajay Mandal displaying good bowling skill took 4 wickets while Shubham Thakur and Mohd Irfan got 2 wickets each.Chasing the target, Chhattisgarh achieved the target in 48 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Mohd Irfan displayed a sensible batting skill for Chhattisgarh who scored 86 runs for the team. He was the lone player to score half-century for the team. later Amandeep (45), Atul Pal (41) and Anuj Tiwari (38) contributed to the victory of team.
On Saturday, Chhattisgarh team in the first match registered easy victory over Railways by 8 wickets.Disciplined bowling and batting by the players from Chhattisgarh brought them victory. Ajay Mandal 53 runs and Anuj Tiwari, 36 unbeaten helped the Chhattisgarh to register an eight wicket win over Railways.