GUWAHATI, Oct 13 - Tripura gathered a commendable 228 for seven in the first innings against Services in the Group C Ranji Trophy match at the Assam Cricket Association�s Barsapara stadium here today.
On a slightly overcast morning, the Services captain asked Tripura to bat first. Tripura batsmen started with a cautious note and slowly but steadily tried to build their innings. Opener Bishal Ghosh, top scored with 49 and was in good touch but he missed his half century by a whisker.
Yashpal Singh (41) was the other notable contributor while the other batsmen too added few runs to the board.
Services spinner Muzzaffaruddin Khalid was the chief wicket taker with a four-wicket haul while medium pacer Diwesh Pathania removed two scalps.
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Tripura 1st innings: BB Ghosh b Muzzaffaruddin Khalid 49, UU Bose c Gupta b Muzzaffaruddin Khalid 26, SK Patel c Verma b Pathania 9, Yashpal Singh c Verma b Pathania 41, NN Sen Chowdhary c Verma b Muzzaffaruddin Khalid 24, A Dey c Raj b Muzzaffaruddin Khalid 0, RA Dey not out 28, MB Murasingh c Verma b Raj 22, Gurinder Singh not out 23. Extras: (lb 2, nb 4) 6. Total (7 wickets; 76 overs) 228. Fall of wickets: 1-38, 2-54, 3-111, 4-139, 5-144, 6-157, 7-188. Bowling: DG Pathania 20-6-57-2, RR Raj 16-4-36-1, P Raj Bahadur 12-0-37-0, Muzzaffaruddin Khalid 18-2-56-4, VU Yadav 10-1-40-0.
