da cassino： A ten wicket haul in the match by K Saikia ensured Tripura being crushed by aninnings and 52 runs by Assam in the Under-22 tournament match at the PolytechnicGround in Agartala on Thursday
Natarajan Sriram21-Dec-2000A ten wicket haul in the match by K Saikia ensured Tripura being crushed by aninnings and 52 runs by Assam in the Under-22 tournament match at the PolytechnicGround in Agartala on Thursday.Opting to bat, Tripura were reduced to 6 for 3 in the fourth over of the day.Then skipper C Banerjee (27) and A Sattar (24) took the score to 61. But thedeparture of the skipper led to a collapse and Tripura were all out for 101.Saikia ran through the Tripura lineup returning with figures of 5 for 15.In response, Assam led from the front by B Singh (80 not out) amassed 363 for 6declared. The innings was held together by two vital partnerships. First beingthe second wicket stand worth 74 runs between RB Indrajit (73) and PJ Das (79).Then B Singh and stumper P Sharma (59) joined together for a fifth wicket standworth 104 runs.262 runs in arrears, Tripura were bundled out for 210 on the final day withSaikia returning figures of 5 for 53. The score being boosted by skipper CBanerjee (58) and S Banerjee (51). Saikia ended with a tally of 10 wickets whilegiving away 68 runs in the bargain.