GUWAHATI, Oct 24 � Assam handed a 158-run drubbing to Jharkhand in the East Zone U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy Tournament.
On the final day of the three-day match at the Barsapara cricket stadium here today, requiring 226 for the victory in the second innings, the visiting team was all out for 67.
Assam ended their second innings at 197, overnight 65 for four. Hrishikesh Das remained the top scorer with 50 which was scored off 167 balls and his knock was studded with four boundaries.
In Jharkhand�s second innings Hrishikesh Borah took four wickets giving away just 10 runs.
With this victory Assam collected six points.
Brief scores: Assam 1st innings 165. Jharkhand 1st innings 137. Assam 2nd innings 197 (Hrishikesh Das 50, Riyan Parag 30, Amlanjyoti Das 14, Saahil Jain 26, Hrishikesh Borah 24 n.o, Chandan Mukhi 3/41, Aditya Singh 5/40).
Jharkhand 2nd innings 67 (Vishwajeet Singh 18, Hemant Kumar 17, Shrestha Kumar 10, Hrishikesh Borah 4/10).
