Ayush Pandey's century powers Bilaspur Bulls; Raipur Rhinos win
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In the first match, Bilaspur Bulls defeated Surguja Tigers by 28 runs. Put in to bat first after Surguja Tigers won the toss, Bilaspur Bulls posted a challenging 191 for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Ayush Pandey scored the season's first century, remaining unbeaten on 102 runs off 66 balls, which included 10 fours and 3 sixes. Captain Shashank Singh contributed 40 runs, and Shubham Maurya made 31.
In response, Surguja Tigers managed 163 for the loss of 9 wickets in their 20 overs.
Ashutosh Singh was the top scorer with 62 runs, while Sanidhya Hurkat added 37. Md. Irfan was the pick of the bowlers for Bilaspur, claiming 4 wickets, while Varun Singh Bhuie took 2 wickets.
In the second match, Raipur Rhinos secured a 5-wicket victory over Raigarh Lions. Raipur won the toss and elected to field. Raigarh Lions were bowled out for 121 in 19.4 overs. Mayank Verma scored 37 runs off 31 balls, and Ashish Pandey added 19.
Raipur's bowlers shared the wickets, with Mayank Yadav, Ashish Chouhan, Shreyam Sundaram, and Gaurav Chaturvedi taking 2 wickets each.
Chasing 122, Raipur Rhinos reached 127 for 5 wickets in 18.5 overs. Anuj Tiwari led the chase with 35 runs, and Amandeep Khare contributed 27. For Raigarh, Pawandeep and Praveen took a wicket each. Shreyam Sundaram was declared Man of the Match.
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