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Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh's U-23 men's team lifted the 28th edition of the Bapuna Cup One-Day Tournament, organised by the Vidarbha Cricket Association. In the final, played under the newly-installed floodlights at the VCA's Civil Lines Stadium, Chhattisgarh prevailed over their neighbours Madhya Pradesh by 41 runs.
In a keenly contested finale, Chhattisgarh won the toss and paced their innings well to post 298/8 in their allotted 50 overs. Opener Shobhit Sharma was the star performer with a fine 102 off 111 balls. He hit one six and six boundaries. A late charge was provided by Vijay Yadav, who remained unbeaten on 79 off just 55 deliveries, hitting six boundaries and two sixes.
For MP, Ramveer Gurjar (3/47) and Adheer Pratap Singh (3/45) were the standout performers with the ball.
In reply, MP got off to a disastrous start, losing both their openers inside the first two overs of their innings. However, they recovered well through a 130-run partnership between Chanchal Rathore (59, 78 balls, 4x7) and Shubham Kushwah (80, 109 balls, 4x6) for the third wicket. Dev Aditya Singh struck thrice for CSCS to bring them back on course.
A 62-run stand between Prarabdha Mishra (64) and Saumy Pandey (18) boosted MP's hopes again but a brilliant catch by Varun Singh ended the former's promising knock and spelled doom for MP.
VCA Hon. Secretary Mr Sanjay Badkas welcomed the Chief Guest, Mr Parheez Gimi, president of Bapuna Group of companies, with a bouquet of flowers at the prize distribution function. Mr Gimi gave away the trophies and individual awards to the players
BRIEF SCORES
Toss: Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh, opted to bat
Chhattisgarh 298/8 in 50 overs (Shobhit Sharma 102, Vijay Yadav 79 not out; Ramveer Gurjar 3/47, Adheer Pratap Singh 3/45)
Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association 257all out in 47.4 overs (Chanchal Rathore 59, Shubham Kushwah 80, Prarabdha Mishra 64; Dev Aditya Singh 4/59, Prashant 2/42)
Result: Chhattisgarh won by 41 runs
Best Batsman: Chanchal Rathore (MPCA) 365 runs
Best Bowler: Dev Aditya Singh (CSCS) 15 wkts
Best All-Rounder: Dev Aditya Singh (CSCS); 95 runs and 15 wkts
