Tariq-ur-Rehman strikes century in Bihar's win

An unbeaten century from Tariq-ur-Rehman spurred Bihar to a fivewicket win over Assam in their Ranji one-day match at Cuttack on Thursday.

Assam, winning the toss, scored a decent 255 in their innings. A 95 from an in-form Syed Zuffri was the spine of an innings that saw a lot of substantial contributions from many batsmen. Zuffri was ably supported by Rajkumar Gohain (46); for Bihar, Mihir Diwakar took 4-46.

Chasing 256, Bihar never looked in trouble. After 21 apiece from the openers, it was Rehman all the way. Batting primarily with skipper Rajiv Kumar (52 off 55), Rehman made 101 off 137 balls with six fours and a six. He took Bihar to victory in just 47.1 overs, a good achievement.