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GUWAHATI: Assam managed a draw against Chhattisgarh in their Ranji Trophy clash in Raipur on Saturday, earning a single point from the match.
Starting the final day at 58-1, Assam were bowled out in their second innings for 279. Chhattisgarh were 8-0 in their second innings when the match concluded.
Resuming play in the morning, Assam’s overnight batters, Parvez Musaraf and Sibsankar Roy, steadied the innings with a 136-run partnership for the second wicket. The duo put Assam in a commanding position before Sibsankar’s dismissal at 140 triggered a collapse. Chhattisgarh capitalized the opportunity by picking wickets at regular intervals and restricting Assam’s lower order from scoring runs fluently.
Parvez narrowly missed a well-deserved century, falling for 94 off 172 deliveries, laced with 13 boundaries and one six. Sibsankar scored a composed 55 (4X7), while Sumit Ghadigaonkar added a valuable 43 (4X6).
Chhattisgarh’s Ravi Kiran emerged as the star bowler, claiming 5-56 in the second innings to complete a 10-wicket match haul (10-115).
Assam, with five points from five matches, remains at the bottom of the Elite Group D table.
The side in their next game will face Railways on home ground from November 23.
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