Ranji Plate Division Group A Match

Assam vs Tripura tie starts Sunday:

Guwahati, Dec 8: Assam play their last Group A match in the Ranji Trophy Cricket Tournament against Tripura which gets under way at the Nehru Stadium on Sunday.

The match is crucial for both the sides as either team can still make to the semi-final stage of the tournament.

Gujarat have already qualified for the semi-final from Group A with 22 points from four matches.

Assam are in second spot with 11 points from the same number of matches while Kerala and Tripura are jointly in the third spot bagging eight points each from four matches.

A simple first innings lead could take Assam to the semi-final but Tripura have no other alternative but to win the match to go into the semi-final stage.

Meanwhile, Assam made two changes in their squad that played the last few matches.

Wicket-keeper Rajdeep Das, who was injured, will be replaced by Amjad Ali while Gakul Sharma will take the place of another injured S Suresh.

Source: The Sentinel

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