Rahul Hazarika

Krishnappa Gowtham destroyed Assam's second innings with a brilliant stint of offspin bowling before Karnataka romped home to a comprehensive 10-wicket victory on the fourth and final day of their Ranji Trophy Group B game.

Assam secured their first victory of the season in the Ranji Trophy by defeating Bihar by nine wickets. Rahul Singh's 5/49 helped Assam bowl out Bihar for 292. The match took place in Guwahati, with Assam's Parvej Musaraf scoring an unbeaten 52 in the chase.

Opener Rishav Das (69) struck a patient half-century and shared a 71-run stand with Sibsankar Roy (39) to lead Assam to a draw even as Odisha walked away with three points, courtesy their first innings lead, here.

Assam and Karnataka qualified for the knockout stage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy from Group B after winning their respective matches on Wednesday.

The 24-hour strike called by All Assam Motor Transport Union (Aamtu) in protest against the high price of petrol paralyzed life in the city on Monday. Most long distance buses and city buses remained off the road, while some private vehicles were seen plying. However, a section of bandh supporters allegedly attacked some private vehicles. "Our vehicle was attacked by stones by some miscreants while we were travelling on the national highway. We were going from Guwahati to Dimapur," said a passenger whose vehicle was damaged by bandh supporters near Dabaka in Hojai. Police later dispersed supporters of the bandh but no one was detained.Aamsu president Pulak Goswami said, "The incident was very unfortunate. There were miscreants who tried to create disturbances."Commuters were hit the hardest by Monday's bandh, with busses and trekkers not plying on usual routes. "We could see only government-run buses on the road. Travelling was a torture with so many people trying to board at the same time. Later, I had to take an auto to my work place," said Rahul Hazarika, a government employee. Assam State Transport Corporation managing director Anand Prakash Tiwari said around 200 state-run buses ran in the city on Monday and around 700 buses went to various other locations of the state. The transport union said they will call a 48-hour strike from June 11 if their demands are not addressed.

Captain Pankaj Singh produced an incisive spell of fast bowling for a five-wicket haul as Rajasthan bundled out Assam for a paltry 195 in their Group B Ranji Trophy match, on Thursday.

Overnight unbeaten centurions Aryan Juyal and Karan Sharma both struck double centuries to propel Uttar Pradesh to a mammoth 548 for eight declared against Assam on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match at Green Park in Kanpur on Saturday.

Kerala played out their second successive draw in their Ranji Trophy campaign but managed to grab three points by virtue of their first innings lead against Assam at the ACA Stadium, Guwahati on Monday.

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.

After producing a string of run-feasts in all three pitches on offer for the inaugural Uttar Pradesh Twenty20 League a few months back, the Green Park Stadium is proving to be a batter’s delight in the Group B Ranji Trophy fixture between Uttar Pradesh and Assam.

Uttar Pradesh became the second side from Group C to make it to the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals after Rajasthan when they drew their final league game against Assam on Thursday.

Kedar Jadhav hit a brilliant century and Naushad Shaikh missed his ton by a whisker as Maharashtra produced a solid batting display to amass 352-5 against Assam at stumps on the first day of their Group B Ranji Trophy match on Monday.

Bowling hosts Chhattisgarh out for 327, Assam batters failed to take charge of their Ranji Trophy Group B opener in Raipur on Saturday as they finished the second day on 87/4, still trailing by 240 runs.

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.

Mohit Avasthi ran through the Bengal batting lineup, grabbing seven wickets for 52 runs as Mumbai stormed to an innings and four-run win with a bonus point in their Ranji Trophy Group B match on Sunday. Avasthi finished with a 10-wicket haul in the match, having taken 3/63 in Bengal's first innings, as the hosts were bowled out for 209 in their second innings after being asked to follow-on.

Priyank Panchal played a captain’s knock as Gujarat recovered from a disastrous start to post a decent total in the first innings of their Ranji Trophy match against Tripura in Agartala on Tuesday.

Continuing the crackdown on Ulfa (Independent), police nabbed a member of the proscribed outfit from the Moran area of Dibrugarh on Monday night.

Showing off his fine form at the perfect time, India's pace bowling allrounder Shardul Thakur took 5 for 80 in 26 overs (2-68 in 22 overs & 3-12 in 4 overs) on Thursday to help Mumbai close in on an innings win against Assam in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match at the Amigaon Cricket Ground in Guwahati.