RANCHI, Jan 16 - Skipper Manoj Tiwary produced an all-round performance as Bengal defeated Assam by six wickets to continue their unbeaten run in the East Zone league and seal their place in the Super League stage of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 cricket tournament, here today.
Bengal has been impressive in the tournament so far as they registered their fourth consecutive victory in the East Zone league today.
Tiwary first scalped four for 23 with his part-time leg-breaks and then went on to score an unbeaten 63 off 53 balls to ensure the comfortable win for his side.
Opting to field, Bengal first restricted Assam to a modest 143 for nine and then chased down the target with 17 balls to spare.
Sent into bat, Rishav Das managed 53 off 51 balls for Assam but Tiwary turned out to be a surprise element as he picked up four wickets with his leg-breaks.
Later Tiwary also starred with the bat and spearheaded Bengal�s chase with his unbeaten knock that was studded with eight boundaries and one hit over the fence.
Besides Tiwary, Anustup Majumdar (34) and Writtick Chatterjee (31) also made useful contributions with the bat.
Off-spinner Swarupam Purkayastha picked up two wickets for Assam.
Brief scores: Assam 143 for 9 in 20 overs (Rishav Das 53; Manoj Tiwary 4/23) lost by 6 wickets to Bengal 147 for 4 in 17.1 overs (Manoj Tiwary 63 not out).
