da doce： Bihar took a pincer grip of their Super League tie against Railways atthe MECON Sail stadium in Ranchi after opening bowler Mihir Diwakarhad devastated the visitors for 130 on the opening day today
24-Feb-2000Bihar took a pincer grip of their Super League tie against Railways atthe MECON Sail stadium in Ranchi after opening bowler Mihir Diwakarhad devastated the visitors for 130 on the opening day today. With twoand a quarter hours of play lopped off due to rain and bad light,Bihar had made 14/0 from five overs at stumps.After being put in to bat, the Railways innings lasted just 41.1 overswith the top score being Abhay Sharma’s 27. Seventeen year old Diwakarran through the innings, taking 7-47 in 18.1 overs. Seven batsmenfailed to reach double figures. Diwakar was ably supported by his newball partner Dhiraj Kumar who finished with 3-64.In the brief time that Bihar batted, opener Ratan Kumar was forced toretire hurt for seven. N Ranjan and Aamir Hashmi were the not outbatsmen.