GUWAHATI, March 23 � Golaghat prevailed over Bongaigaon by 2 wickets in their Nuruddin Ahmed Trophy senior inter-district cricket tournament at the Barsapara stadium here today.
In a low scoring Elite Group match, requiring 44 with five wickets in hand to topple Bongaigaon�s total of 96, Golaghat managed 97 for 8 in 38.1 overs.
Yesterday Bongaigaon were all out for 96 in 41.1 overs, in the 90-over-a side encounter. Golaghat were tottering at 43 for 5. But the remaining Golaghat batsmen kept their cool and batted to surpass the opponent�s total.
Brief scores: Bongaigaon 96 (Gulzar Ali 17, Jitender Singh 16, Kiran Parshipalli 13, Pranjal Saikia 3/20, Himangshu Dutta 3/20, Ali Akbar 2/17). Golaghat 97/8 (Debajit Bora 29, Diku Chan 19, Kulen Hazarika 11, Jyoti Prasad Thakuria 3/37, Bikash Keshri 2/17, Manas Das 2/10).