Patna: The Bihar vs Tripura match under the Vijay Merchant Trophy Plate Group ended in a draw. Bihar earned 3 points based on their first-innings lead, while Tripura gained 1 point from the match.
The match, played at MGM School Cricket Ground in Cuttack, Odisha, saw Tripura score 193 runs in their first innings and 114 runs in their second innings. Bihar responded with 229 runs in their first innings and were 14/2 in 12 overs in their second innings when the game concluded.
On the third day, Bihar resumed their first innings on 221/8 and were eventually all out for 229 runs. Yash scored 50, Pritam Raj made 14, Animesh Raj scored 23, Ashish Gupta contributed 19, Jayant Raj added 7, Satyam Raj scored 20, Omkar Kumar made 52, Mohit Kumar contributed 22, Aryan Patel was unbeaten on 2, and Abhijeet Singh scored 1 run for Bihar.
For Tripura, Prithiraj Gop took 2 wickets for 44 runs, Shubhdeep Paul claimed 2 wickets for 33 runs, Mahin took 2 wickets for 33 runs, Siddharth Debnath bagged 2 wickets for 39 runs, and Kishan Sarkar took 1 wicket for 55 runs.
In Tripura’s second innings, Bihar’s bowlers put up an excellent performance, bowling out Tripura for 114 runs in 54.2 overs. Siddhartha Debnath top-scored for Tripura with 31 runs, followed by Aadi Debnath who made 23 runs. Rajdeep Debnath scored 9, Saurabh Sutradhar made 5, Sandipan Das scored 3, Mahin contributed 6, Prasannajit Chakraborty scored 4, Preethiraj Gop made 6, Kishan Sarkar was not out on 9, and Shubhdeep Paul scored 4.
For Bihar, Satyam Raj took 3 wickets for 38 runs, Aryan Patel claimed 3 wickets for 33 runs, Animesh Raj took 3 wickets for 17 runs, and Pritam Raj added 1 wicket for 6 runs.
Bihar was set a target of 79 runs to win, but they could only manage 14 runs for 2 wickets in 12 overs by the time the match ended. The game was cut short due to technical reasons, resulting in a draw.
In Bihar’s second innings, both openers, Pritam Raj and Yash, were dismissed without scoring. Siddharth Rathore remained unbeaten on 4, while Animesh Raj made 10, with Bihar’s score reading 14/2 in 12 overs. For Tripura, Prithiraj Gop took 1 wicket for 11 runs, and Shubhdeep Paul took 1 wicket for 3 runs.
