Tripura require 245 on final day to win against Kerala:
Agartala, Dec 3: Tripura required 245 runs on the final day on Tuesday with all their 10 wickets in hand to win against Kerala in their Ranji Plate Group A League encounter at the Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium here.
Set 270 for a win after Kerala declared their second innings on 275 for seven, the hosts made a steady start as they saw off nine overs without any mishap and scoring 25 runs without loss at draw of stumps on Monday.
Earlier, a 172-run opening stand between Raiphi Gomez and Antony Sebastian set up Kerala's bold declaration towards the end of the day to set up an exciting final day's play on Tuesday.
Gomez, with an average of 11.22 and a highest of 23 going into the match, went on to score 108.
For Kerala, Sebastian scored his second half-century and Sreekumar Nair a quick-fire 53.
Brief Scorecard:
Tripura: 185 and 25 for 0 need another 245 runs to beat Kerala 179 and 275 for 7 declared (Raiphi Gomez 108; Antony Sebastian 64; Vineet Jain 2/53; Jayanta Debnath 2/63)
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