Diwakar slices through Railways

Bihar took a pincer grip of their Super League tie against Railways at the MECON Sail stadium in Ranchi after opening bowler Mihir Diwakar had devastated the visitors for 130 on the opening day today. With two and a quarter hours of play lopped off due to rain and bad light, Bihar had made 14/0 from five overs at stumps.

After being put in to bat, the Railways innings lasted just 41.1 overs with the top score being Abhay Sharma's 27. Seventeen year old Diwakar ran through the innings, taking 7-47 in 18.1 overs. Seven batsmen failed to reach double figures. Diwakar was ably supported by his new ball partner Dhiraj Kumar who finished with 3-64.

In the brief time that Bihar batted, opener Ratan Kumar was forced to retire hurt for seven. N Ranjan and Aamir Hashmi were the not out batsmen.