Patna: A gritty 79 not out by skipper Langlonyamba M and his 65 runs partnership with Bikash Singh (47) for sixth wicket helped Manipur draw their four-day Ranji Trophy match against Bihar at Gujarat College Cricket Ground “A “in Ahmedabad on Friday. Bihar got three points by virtue of first innings lead.
Bikash Singh came to the crease when Manipur were tottering at 128 for five while chasing 303 to win the match. Bikash Singh played aggressive knock of 47 off 54 balls. Manipur opener Karnajit Y also stroked in 43 runs.
Earlier, Bihar declared their second innings at 287 for 9 and gave a stiff target of 303 runs to Manipur to win the match off 74 overs. Bihar had a good chance to win the match on the turning fourth day track of Gujarat College Ground but the spin department of Bihar led by captain Ashutosh Aman failed to castle the wicket of Manipur skipper Langlonyamba M. However, Ashustosh Aman bagged four wickets in the second innings of Manipur and Sachin Singh took three wickets.
Scoreboard
Bihar first innings: 311
Manipur first innings: 296
Bihar second innings: Binny c Kishan Singha b Rex 53; Babul Kumar lbw Bishworjit 11; Rishav lbw Kishan Singha 12; S Ganic Ronald M b Kishan Singha 15; Sachin Kumar Singh c P Prafullomani b Bikash Singh 20; Bipin Saurabh (wk)c Langlonyamba M b Kishan Singha 54; Shivam Singh b Bishworjit 13; Ashutosh Aman (c) b Bishworjit 3; Harsh Vikram Singh c P Prafullomani b Bikash Singh 28; Veer Pratap Singh not out 63 (7×2, 2×6); Malay Raj not out 4
Extras ( b 10, lb 0, w 0, nb 1 ) 11
TOTAL: 287/9 (81.0 OVERS)
FALL OF WICKETS: 1 – 45 (Babul Kumar, 12.4 ov); 2 – 62 (Rishav , 15.3 ov); 3 – 82 (S Gani, 19.2 ov); 4 – 96 (Binny , 24.4 ov); 5 – 128 (Sachin Kumar Singh , 32.1 ov); 6 – 182 (Shivam Singh, 52.4 ov); 7 – 188 (Bipin Saurabh, 55.4 ov); 8 – 188 (Ashutosh Aman, 56.3 ov); 9 – 265 (Harsh Vikram Singh, 76.6 ov)
Bowling: Rex 14-2-44-1; Jotin Pheiroijam 8-2-38-0; Bishworjit 18-1-74-3; Kishan Singha 29-8-54-3; Bikash Singh 8-0-48-2; Ronald M 2-0-12-0; Johnson 1-0-7-0; Langlonyamba M 1-1-0-0.
Manipur second innings: Karnajit Y c Sachin Kumar Singh b Ashutosh Aman 43;P Prafullomani (wk) c Bipin Saurabh b Harsh Vikram Singh 5; B Rahmanc Babul Kumar b Ashutosh Aman 6; Langlonyamba M (c) not out 79; Johnsonc Babul Kumar b Ashutosh Aman 21; Rexl bw Sachin Kumar Singh 4; Bikash Singh st Bipin Saurabh b Ashutosh Aman 47; Kishan Singha run out (Malay Raj) 10; Jotin Pheiroijam c S Gani b Veer Pratap Singh 27; Ronald Mn ot out 4
Extras ( b 0, lb 1, w 1, nb 0 ) 2
TOTAL: 248/8 (74.0 OVERS)
Did Not Bat: Bishworjit
FALL OF WICKETS: 1 – 15 (P Prafullomani, 4.3 ov); 2 – 36 (B Rahman, 11.4 ov); 3 – 69 (Karnajit Y, 25.1 ov); 4 – 93 (Johnson , 33.4 ov); 5 – 108 (Rex, 36.3 ov); 6 – 173 (Bikash Singh, 53.6 ov); 7 – 191 (Kishan Singha, 57.1 ov); 8 – 230 (Jotin Pheiroijam, 68.6 ov)
Bowling: Harsh Vikram Singh 0-1-38-1; Malay Raj 10-1-40-0; Ashutosh Aman 27-4-61-4; Veer Pratap Singh 9-2-34-1; Sachin Kumar Singh 17-4-59-1; S Gani 2-0-15-0
