Assam Reduce Services to 102-8 on Day 1 of Ranji Trophy
Arup Das wreaked havoc on the Services' batsmen as he returned with a four-wicket haul. Krishna Das picked up three wickets.
Medium pacers Arup Das and Krishna Das shared seven wickets between them as Assam reduced Services to 102 for eight on the opening day of their Group C Ranji Trophy tournament here on Monday.
The 23-year-old Arup wreaked havoc on the Services' batsmen as he dismissed the top-order batsmen -- Soumik Chatterjee (12) and Aman Sharma (21) and Nakul Verma (9) before claining the wicket of middle-order batsman Anshul Gupta (0) to return with a four-wicket haul.
The 24-year-old Krishna also joined the party as he polished off the lower-middle order, getting rid off Nakul Sharma (32) and skipper Yashpal Singh (11) and Saurabh Kumar (0) to end the day with three wickets. J Syed Mohammad also took one wicket at the Barsapara Stadium.
At stumps, Deepak Punia (11) was at the crease and giving him company was Abhishek Sakuja (0).
Brief Score:
Services 1st innings: 102-8 in 33.1 overs (N Sharma 32; AK Das 4/34).