GUWAHATI, March 29 � Both the semifinal round robin league matches of the Nuruddin Trophy Elite Group Senior Inter District Cricket Tournament ended in draw. On first innings lead, Nagaon and Dibrugarh earned three points each against Guwahati and Charaideo respectively.
Chasing Dibrugarh�s first innings total of 424 at the Nehru Stadium here on the final day today, Charaideo, overnight 197 for six, were all out for 320 and thereby conceded a lead of 104 runs.
In the second innings, Dibrugarh were 222 for the loss of six wickets when stumps were finally drawn. Saurav Bhagawati scored 92 off 123 balls. He hit five boundaries and one sixer.
For Charaideo, apart from Sanjib Dutta, who cracked 113 yesterday and Abinash Terang (57) no other batsman could hit form. Spinner Deepak Gohain (5/69) and Amit Boro (3/57) were the leading wicket-takers for Dibrugarh.
At the Barsapara stadium, after conceding a 117-run first innings lead, Guwahati batted through the final day and gathered 326 for eight. Sunzow Brahma hit 109 off 156 balls. His knock was studded with 10 boundaries and two sixes.
Brief scores: Dibrugarh 1st innings: 424
Charaideo 1st innings: (Overnight 197/6) 320 (Sanjib Dutta 113, Abinash Terang 57, Md Shahid Ahmed 29, Parthajyoti Gogoi 21, Deepak Gohain 5/69, Amit Boro 3/57).
Dibrugarh 2nd innings: 222/6 ( Saurav Bhagawati 92, Bastab Hazarika 40, Dipok Singh 19, Kalyan Gogoi 15).
Guwahati 1st innings: 162
Nagaon 1st innings: 279
Guwahati 2nd innings: (overnight 86/2) 326/8 (Sunzow Brahma 109, Hrishikesh Tamuli 48, Rohit Sharma 48, Rajiv Kalita 31, Sujay Tarafdar 25, Hokaito Zhimomi 4/55, Ashok Saini 3/69).
