Bihar force a draw vs Andhra

Visakhapatnam: Bihar forced a draw on Andhra in the last round league match of the Group A in the Col CK Nayudu Trophy tournament in Anantapur on Wednesday.
Andhra finished fourth in the seven-team group A with 15 points behind Gujarat (28), Maharashtra (22), Chhattisgarh (19). Goa (10), Chandigarh (10) and Bihar (2) finished fifth, sixth and seventh respectively.
Brief scores: Bihar 339 & 249/5 in 88.1 overs (Ankit Raj 81, Paramjeet Singh 78, Rajesh 38) drew with Andhra 418.
Talent hunt for pace bowlers
Thirty-five out of 110 players were selected for further training after a selection process conducted by the Cricket Association of YSR District as part of its talent hunt programme. Of the lot, Shaik Mohammed Adil recorded a best speed of 125 kmph. “The talent hunt was held in Kadapa and the selected would undergo a month-long camp,” secretary A Reddy Prasad said. President M Bharat Reddy and South zone academy convener P Sanjay Kumar Reddy conducted the programme.