CG secure crucial 3 pts against Assam in drawn Ranji match

Raipur: Chhattisgarh secured three vital points in their drawn Ranji Trophy encounter with Assam at Shaheed Veer Narayan International Stadium, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar. Assam, facing a deficit of 211 runs, posted 279 in their second innings, setting a modest target of 69 runs. The hosts managed 8 runs without loss in one over of the last and final day on Saturday.
Despite M Ravi Kiran's impressive match haul of ten wickets, split equally across both innings, victory remained elusive. Chhattisgarh's first innings total of 500 for nine declared was highlighted by young left-handed batsman Ayush Pandey's maiden double century. The substantial total provided them a commanding 211-run lead, ensuring three points if the match ended in a draw. Assam's first innings yielded 289 runs.
Having opted to field, the home team's bowling unit performed admirably, restricting Assam to 289. Ashish Chouhan claimed three wickets, whilst Vasudev Bareth and Shubham Agarwal supported Ravi Kiran with one wicket each. Assam's first innings saw Captain Denish Das score 104 from 178 deliveries, Sumit Ghadigaonkar contribute 61 from 128, Parvej Musaraf add 42 from 94, and Mukhtar Hussain score 36 from 74, whilst their teammates struggled.
Chhattisgarh's robust 500 for nine featured Ayush Pandey's 211 from 401 deliveries. Ajay Mandal continued his fine form with 69 from 92, supported by Eknath Kerkar's 50 from 86, Captain Amandeep Khare's 30 from 72, Shubham Agarwal's unbeaten 28 from 56, and Vasudev Bareth's 25 from 40. Hussain and Rahul Singh captured three wickets each for Assam.
Assam's second innings saw Parvez Musaraf score 94 from 172 deliveries before being run out by Bhupen Lalwani, whilst Sibsankar Roy contributed 55 from 113 deliveries. Chhattisgarh accumulated 11 points from five drawn matches in the league stage, earning one point each against Delhi and Saurashtra, followed by three points each against Tamil Nadu, Railways, and Assam through first-innings leads.