Kunal Saikia

Openers Kunal Saikia (62 batting) and Subham Mandal (40 batting) led Assam's fightback in the second innings with a century partnership after being forced to follow on by Odisha on the third day of a Ranji Trophy Group C match on Wednesday.

Assam Cricket Association (ACA), on Wednesday night, announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming Ranji Trophy matches that will commence from December 13 across the country.

Captain Kunal Saikia led Assam’s charge in second essay of their Group B Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra, as the hosts reached 115 for one at stumps on Day 3 in Guwahati on Thursday.

Kunal Saikia remained unbeaten on 88 as Assam scored 224/5 in their Ranji Trophy Group B match against Odisha here today.

On the back of their semifinal finish in the recently-concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy, a confident Assam will start their Ranji Trophy sojourn when they host Saurashtra in an Elite Group B fixture at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati from Tuesday.

Haryana gained the upper hand on an eventful opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group C match against Assam on Tuesday, taking a 101-run lead after bundling out their opponents for 97 in the first innings.

Chirag Khurana scored an unbeaten 112 as Maharashtra posted a mammoth 542 on day two of their Ranji Trophy Group B against Assam on Tuesday.

Odisha thrashed Assam by an innings and three runs on the fourth and final day of a Ranji Trophy Group 'C' match here on Thursday, after the visitors suffered a dramatic batting collapse. Resuming at the overnight score of 102 for no loss, Assam crumbled like a pack of cards to be bundled out for 195 in the space of 24 overs.

Odisha were comfortably placed at 150/2 after Assam were were all out for 301 in their Group B Ranji Trophy cricket match on Monday.

Bengal registered an emphatic 38-run win over Assam in the opening match of the Syed Mustaq Ali T20 tournament at Keenan Stadium on Thursday.

Rajasthan pacer Aniket Choudhary grabbed his second five-wicket haul as the hosts recorded an emphatic innings and 43-run win against Assam in their Elite Group C match on Saturday.

Riding on a century by Rishav Das (113) and an unbeaten 80 by Sibsankar Roy, Assam put up a much-improved batting performance in their second innings to reach 269 for five while following on against Jharkhand on the third day of their Group B Ranji Trophy match here.

Maharashtra scripted an innings and 52 run win over Assam to pocket seven points from their Ranji Trophy Group B match here today.

Riyan Parag missed a well-deserved century but he ensured Assam managed to hold Saurashtra in their Ranji Trophy match in Guwahati. Trailing Saurastra by 206 runs in their first innings, Assam resumed the fourth day on 115 for one and were 366 for six when the stumps were drawn.

Already conceding the first-innings lead on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match, hosts Assam had to be content with just a point from the game against Saurashtra at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Friday. The draw handed the visitors three points.

Andhra won the Ranji Trophy final against Assam by 95 runs. Visakhapatnam's left arm spinner Lalith Mohan took five wickets in the match, his sixth in 30 first class matches. Assam were dismissed for 153 within in two hours on the third day. Kunal Saikia 36, Gokul Sharma 25, and Captain Kuna Saikia 36 added 56 runs for the sixth wicket in the space of three balls to remove whatever little chance Assam had in saving the match. Shoaib Md. Khan and M. Rayudu took two wickets each. Ayush Badoni 191, Yash Dhull 72, and Harshith Rana 58 all scored half-centuries for Andhra. G. Aniketh Reddy 5143 not out was the Man of the Match.

This summarization is about a baseball game between Hyderabad and Assam. Hyderabad was the better team early on, but Assam managed to recover. The Hyderabad bowlers got the best of the Assam batsmen, with T Ravindra Teja and M P Karthikeyan Kak striking early. Assam's skipper Kunal Saikia was dismissed for one, and Rishav Das and Rajasthan Royals IPL player Riyan Parag too fell cheaply. However, Assam recovered through Sibsankar Roy and Gokul Sharma, and crossed the 200-run mark. Despite restricting Assam to a low score, the Hyderabad batsmen failed to drive home the advantage, and Mukhtar Hussain, who went wicketless in his first spell, struck twice in his first over of the second spell to dismiss debutant M Samhith Reddy and Mickil Jaiswal. Skipper Tanmay Aggarwal, who looked confident during his stay at the wicket, fell to Akash Sengupta for 21 and 34. Bhavesh Seth, Bhagath Varma, and M Samhith Reddy made their debuts in the game.

A double century by Jay Gohil helped Saurashtra amass a mammoth 492 in the first innings of their Ranji Trophy match against Assam in Guwahati. Saurashtra added 179 runs on day three to add to the overnight score of 313 for three.

Another day in Vijay Hazare Trophy saw yet another off day for Vidarbha side on the field on Monday. They faced their fourth defeat in 6 matches they have played so far. They went down to Assam by 7 wickets in Kolkata.

Maharashtra put themselves in a dominant position after bundling out Assam for a paltry 248 in their first essay on the third day of their Elite Group G Ranji Trophy game here on Saturday.