da bwin： Assam trounced Tripura by an innings and 92 runs on day three of fourof their Ranji Trophy clash at Agartala
Anand Vasu16-Dec-2000Assam trounced Tripura by an innings and 92 runs on day three of fourof their Ranji Trophy clash at Agartala. Left arm spinners SukhbinderSingh and former Tamil Nadu cricketer Sunil Subramaniam scalped fivewickets each to dismiss Tripura for 179 in their second innings.Beginning the day on 18 for no loss, there was very little chance thatTripura would be able to eke out a draw. Dismissed for 116 in theirfirst essay, they were unable to deal with Sukhbinder Singh (5/15).Assam in turn had no problems, amassing 387/8 before declaring.Although Assam’s lead was only 271, it was more than enough againstTripura.If Sukhbinder Singh was lethal in the first innings, he was only ashade less effective in the second innings. Slamping 5/30, SukhbinderSingh took his match tally to 10/46. His amazing figures made SunilSubramaniam’s 5/36 look pedestrian. The two left arm spinner’s endedTripura’s misery in the 77th over, knocking the home team out for 179.M Gupta’s 39 was the only semblance of resistance, but that too madeno difference to the outcome of the game. Assam collected 8 points andTripura were left empty-handed after losing by an innings and 92 runs.