Ranji Trophy matches have started on various grounds in the country from Friday (January 5). This time Ranji Trophy is going to be very special for Bihar team. After becoming the state of Jharkhand, Bihar has got entry in the elite group of Ranji Trophy for the first time. Bihar team is playing its first group match against Mumbai at Moinul Haq Stadium in Patna.
Cricket fans gathered in the dilapidated stadium
If seen, the elite group match of Ranji Trophy is being held in Moinul Haq Stadium after 27 years. In such a situation, there is a lot of enthusiasm among the fans regarding this match. On Friday, about 5-10 thousand people reached Moin Ul Haq Stadium to watch the first day's play between Bihar and Mumbai. However, Bihar Cricket Association had appealed to the people to come to watch the match at their own risk as the condition of the stadium is quite dilapidated. Due to this, small posters of danger zone were also put up around the stadium. Still, the enthusiasm of the fans was palpable.
There was not a single seat visible in the stadium for the supporters to sit. The condition of the galleries that were built for sitting has also become quite dilapidated. Not only this, plants have grown on those walls. Apart from this, fans were not able to know the score because only a small scoreboard was installed in the entire stadium.
The fans who reached the stadium were also angry with the entire arrangement. Fans said that the government should build the stadium here properly. Fans said that there is a need for renovation of this stadium because many players of Bihar are making name for themselves at the national level, but if the condition of the ground and stadium remains bad then how will the players of Bihar progress in cricket or any other sport. .
Bihar bowlers wreaked havoc on the first day
In this match, Bihar captain Ashutosh Aman won the toss and decided to bowl first. At the end of the first day's play, Mumbai had scored 235 runs for 9 wickets in 67 overs. Bhupen Lalwani scored the highest 65 runs for Mumbai. Apart from this, Tanush Kotian and Suved Parkar played innings of 50-50 runs.
Team India's star batsman Shivam Dubey also played an inning of 41 runs for the Mumbai team. Veer Pratap Singh took maximum 4 wickets from Bihar. While Sakibul Ghani and Himanshu Singh got two wickets each. Captain Ashutosh Aman also took one wicket.
International matches played in Moinul Haq
The history of Moinul Haq Stadium has been quite golden. It hosted three One Day International matches in the 90s. The first international match here was played between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka in the year 1993, in which the Sri Lankan team won by 55 runs. Then in the 1996 World Cup, the match between Kenya and Zimbabwe was played on 26 February, which did not yield any result. After this, on 27 February 1996, a match was again played between Kenya and Zimbabwe, in which Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets.
