Bilaspur. Bilaspur entered the finals by defeating Rajnandgaon by 74 runs thanks to the brilliant batting of Anuj Chandra and Rishabh Sharma in the Under-19 Elite Group One Day Inter District Cricket Competition organized by Chhattisgarh State Cricket Association. Bilaspur will now play the title match against Raipur on 22 October at Rajnandgaon ground.
The semi-final match of the competition was held between Bilaspur and Rajnandgaon on 20 October, in which Bilaspur captain Aditya Srivastava won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, Bilaspur scored 292 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs thanks to the brilliant partnership of 143 runs between Anuj Chandra and Rishabh Sharma.
Anuj Chandra scored 85 runs in 94 balls with the help of 9 fours, while Rishabh Sharma scored 64 runs in 64 balls with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes, captain Aditya Srivastava scored 47 runs and Aryan Jaiswal scored an unbeaten 25 runs. While bowling for Rajnandgaon, Yuktigya, Tirth, Krishnam and Sanyam took two wickets each.
