2024-01-15 03:56:50
Guwahati: Kerala hopes to win once morest Assam in Ranji Trophy. Assam might not avoid the follow-on once morest Kerala’s first innings score of 419. Assam scored 248 runs in the first innings. Kerala took a first innings lead of 171 runs. Assam was crushed by Basil Thambi who took five wickets. Jalaj Saxena has four wickets. After starting the second innings, Assam scored 22 runs without losing a wicket. Rishav Das (11) and Rahul Hazarika (11) are at the crease.
At 231 for seven, Assam went into bat on the fourth day and lost the remaining wickets while scoring 17 runs. Assam lost the wickets of Akash Sengupta (19), Mukhtar Hussain (24) and Sunil Lachit (0) today. Rahul Singh (0) remained not out. Earlier, captain Ryan Parag scored a century (116 off 125 balls) to lead Assam to a good score. Assam started the third day’s batting at 14 for two. Assam also lost the wicket of Gadigavonkar (4) in the beginning. With that, Assam was 25 for three.
Parag’s rescue was later. Parag added 91 runs with opener Rishav Das who scored 31 runs. Das was bowled by Basil. Gokul Sharma (12) and Sahil Jain (17) who came later returned soon. But Parag completed the century by partnering Akash Sengupta. The player faced 125 balls and scored three sixes and 16 fours. Parag is returned by Vishveshar Suresh. Parag also scored a century once morest Chhattisgarh in the first match.
Earlier on the second day, Kerala started batting at 141 runs for the loss of one wicket, apart from captain Rohan Kunnummal (83) who scored a half-century on the first day, Krishna Prasad (80), Rohan Prem (50) and Sachin Baby’s firework century (131 off 148 balls) achieved the best score.
After the team score crossed 200, Rohan Prem and then Krishna Prasad got out and Vishnu Vinod (19) who came later returned suddenly, Kerala was on the defensive. Akshay Chandran also got out without scoring any runs and Kerala was in a batting slump. Shreyas Gopal (18) tried to hold on but failed to score much, and following Jalaj Saxena (1) also fell, Kerala thought that the good start had been washed away.
But Sachin, who fought even when wickets fell at one end, teamed up with baby tailgaters Basil Thampi (16) and MD Nitish (12) to reach a century and take Kerala past 400. Sachin scored 116 runs off 138 balls with 14 fours and four sixes. Rahul Singh took three wickets and Siddharth Sharma took two wickets for Assam.
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