Dheeraj, Parvez fail to save Assam

Dheeraj, Parvez fail to save Assam

By our Sports Reporter

GUWAHATI, Feb 14: A fantastic performance by the team’s batsmen went in vain as Assam suffered the second successive defeat in the Vizay Hazare Cricket Tournament against Bengal at Ravenshaw College Ground in Cuttack today. Bengal won the match by seven wickets.

Today’s match witnessed over 600 runs and it itself told the story about the condition of the wicket where hardly anything was left for the bowlers. It was Bengal who won the toss and invited Assam to bat first. However, their decision looked backfired as Assam openers Dheeraj Jadhav and Parvez Aziz scored fluently and the opening pair added 176 runs within 32 overs. Aziz departed for 83 runs and he needed 97 balls to score those runs. The left handed hit eight boundaries and one six. Jadhav, who is in very good form this season, continued the charge, and remained not out for 148 runs that came in 150 balls. His innings comprised of 15 fours. Assam finished their 50 overs quota scoring 299 runs for the loss of five wickets. Ashok Dinda scalped 3 wickets for 57 runs.

However, like the bowler of Bengal, Assam bowler too didn’t get any assistance from the wicket and riding on a fine century from Shreevats Goswami, Bengal reached the target in 42.3 overs scoring 303 runs for three wickets.

Goswami hit a breezy 133 of 114 balls, smashing 18 fours and three sixes and during this innings he also made two good partnerships with Sourav Ganguly (64), and Abhishek Jhunjhunwala (83 not out). Dhiraj Goswami claimed two wickets and Abu Nechim Ahmed picked up the other one.