da heads bet： Bihar were in firm control of their East Zone Ranji Trophy matchagainst Tripura at the Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur after NikhileshRanjan and Tariquer Rehman compiled an unbroken 161 run second wicketstand
Sankhya Krishnan27-Nov-2000Bihar were in firm control of their East Zone Ranji Trophy matchagainst Tripura at the Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur after NikhileshRanjan and Tariquer Rehman compiled an unbroken 161 run second wicketstand. The hosts finished the day at 212/1 in reply to Tripura’smeagre effort of 236.Earlier in the morning, Tripura added 23 more runs, losing their lasttwo wickets in the process. Mihir Diwakar and Dheeraj Kumar scalpedthree wickets apiece for Bihar. In reply, host team opener MS Dhonistruck a rapid 39 off 41 deliveries before departing into the dressingroom. Ranjan and Rehman played out the almost 67 overs that remainedas Bengal closed the day just 24 behind on first innings with ninewickets in hand. Ranjan’s patient 84 was struck off 263 balls,featuring eight fours. Rehman was slightly the more enterprising,collecting 71 off 183 balls, six of which he despatched to the fence.