Ranji Trophy Plate Group

Tripura lose to Gujarat by an innings:

Nov 18: Tripura lost to Gujarat by an innings and 72 runs in their four-day Ranji Trophy Plate Group match on the final day at the Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium at Motera near Ahmedabad today.

Hosts’ bowler Ashok Makda ripped through Tripura batting line up with impressive figures of 31.4-7-90-7.

Tripura, resuming at the overnight score of 154 for four, collapsed today at the total score of 282 in their
second innings, failing even to wipe out the first innings deficit of 354 runs.

Tripura, who needed another 200 runs to ask Gujarat to bat for the second time, however, collapsed in 110.4 overs when they resumed the innings today, adding just 128 runs to the overnight score of 154 for four.

Manoj Singh (73) and N Shetty (80) were the only two batsmen to resist the Gujarat bowling. Manoj's 73 was studded with ten 4s off 183 balls and in a stay of 223 minutes. Shetty's 80 had nine hits to the fence and came off 143 balls, in a stay of 206 minutes.

Gujarat, upon winning the toss on the opening day, had asked Tripura to bat and had bundled out the visitors for a paltry 116. Gujarat had declared their first innings at 470 for six thereby gaining a huge lead of 354 runs.

Captain Parthiv Patel had scored 158 runs while B D Thaker had remained not out on 154 in their first innings.

Gujarat now top Group A with 11 points having won all their two matches so far. They had beaten Assam by 248 runs in their earlier match from November 3 to 6 at Motera.