Ranji Plate Division Match

Assam concede 147-run 1st innings lead:

Guwahati, Dec 3: Assam were all out for 259 in their first innings to concede a 147-run lead to Services on the third day of their four-day Ranji Plate Group A League encounter
at the Nehru Stadium here on Monday.

Resuming at 92 for 3 in reply of Services first innings total of 406, Assam never really got going, as the highest contribution in their innings came from Services, by the way of 59 extras.

The hosts folded their innings at 259 in 92 overs with opener S Suresh and wicket-keeper Rajdeep Das top-scoring with 49 each.

For Services, left-arm medium-pacer Rakesh Sharma took a fiver on debut for 82 and Arun Sharma and Ashish Mohanty got two wickets each.

At draw of stumps, Services were 83 for one in their second innings.

Brief Scorecard:
Services 406 and 83 for 1 lead Assam 259 (Extras 59; S Suresh 49; Rajdeep Das 49; Rakesh Kumar 5/82) by 230 runs

Ranji Plate Group

Assam vs Vidarbha match drawn:

Nov 18: The Ranji Trophy Plate Group match between Assam and Vidarbha was declared drawn at the end of the fourth and final day at Maligaon Railway Stadium in Guwahati today.

Not a single ball was bowled on the second and third days because of rain and slushy ground conditions and the first day was disrupted by bad weather after only 29 overs had been bowled.

The fourth day today had a full day’s play but the match failed to produce any result. Both sides collected one point each from the drawn match.

Brief Scorecard:
Assam 1st innings: 216 all out in 83.4 overs; Vidarbha 1st innings 126/5 in 38 overs

Both the teams have lost their opening matches. While Assam lost to Gujarat in the away tie, Vidarbha had gone down to Kerala at home tie at Nagpur (Nov 3-6).

Assam now host Kerala from November 23-26.