Assam demolish Tripura by innings and 193 runs

Assam handed a demoralising innings and 193 run defeat to Tripura in their East Zone Under-14 tournament match at the Gymkhana ground in Jorhat on Thursday. Assam with this win earned eight points.

Resuming on the final day at 34 for 4, Tripura's first innings collapsed for just 51 runs. S Banik (16) was the only Tripura batsman who got past double figures. SI Choudhury (5 for 12) along with U Medhi (3 for 11) were the wreckers-in-chief for Assam.

Following on, Tripura were again fishing in troubled waters. Though the second innings lasted 39.5 overs Tripura managed only 19 runs this time around. S Purkayastha (3 for 0 in his 4.5 overs) and Ibrahim Ali (3 for 2) shared the bowling honours for Assam.

Earlier opting to bat, Assam in their first innings scored 263 runs. The chief architects being A Sengupta (57) and skipper SI Choudhury (52). The two were involved in a 70 run fourth wicket stand in 8.2 overs. Opener P Aziz (38), S Purkayastha (25) and R Gupta (29) also chipped in with some useful contributions.