Manisankar Murasingh made 161 off 160 balls after Tripura were bowled out for 62 and forced to follow on, but Assam needed only 36 to win and completed a nine-wicket Ranji Trophy victory in Guwahati, with Mohit Thakur taking eight wickets in the match.
Guwahati, India: Tripura chose to field first at the ACA Stadium in Barsapara, and the next three days went against them. They were bowled out for 62 in 22.1 overs, forced to follow on, and then produced one of the Ranji Trophy’s more defiant second innings. It left Assam a target of 36.
Assam build, Tripura crumble
Assam made 334 in 111.1 overs on the back of a team effort. Swarupam Purkayastha top-scored with 69 off 107 balls, Sibsankar Roy added 54 off 125, and Sandip Sarkar took 4 for 76 for Tripura, with Murasingh claiming 3 for 55.
Tripura’s reply was brief and brutal. They were bowled out for 62 in 22.1 overs, with Murasingh’s 17 the highest score. Thakur took 3 for 6 in 4.1 overs, and Mukhtar Hussain took 3 for 23 in seven. Assam enforced the follow-on.
Murasingh’s counterattack
Facing a deficit of 272, Tripura finally found rhythm. Murasingh made 161 off 160 balls, and Sentu Sarkar contributed 59 off 98 as Tripura reached 307 in 67.4 overs. The total put them 35 runs ahead and gave Assam a target of 36.
Assam’s bowlers still had the last word. Thakur returned to take 5 for 101 in 21 overs, bringing his match figures to 8 for 107, and Roshan Alam took 2 for 42.
A quick finish
Nibir Deka made 19 not out and Rishav Das 10 before he fell to Sandip Sarkar with the score on 30, and Mukhtar Hussain finished the job with a six off the only ball he faced. Assam reached 36 for 1 in 13.2 overs, ending the match on day three of a scheduled four. The result sits alongside other quick finishes in the round, including Bengal’s win over Services at Palam and Vidarbha’s recovery from 26 for 6 against Jammu and Kashmir.
Result: Assam 334 (Swarupam Purkayastha 69, Sibsankar Roy 54; Sandip Sarkar 4/76, Manisankar Murasingh 3/55) and 36/1 beat Tripura 62 (Mohit Thakur 3/6, Mukhtar Hussain 3/23) and 307 (Manisankar Murasingh 161, Sentu Sarkar 59; Mohit Thakur 5/101) by nine wickets.
