Guwahati Makes Strong Start Against Dibrugarh In Nuruddin Senior Inter District Cricket

GUWAHATI: Guwahati made a good start against Dibrugarh in the Nuruddin Senior Inter District Cricket at Dibrugarh on Wednesday.

Put in to bat, Guwahati registered 252 runs on the scoreboard for the loss of 7 wickets on day II.

The match was supposed to start on Tuesday but the first day’s play was washed out due to rain. Two batters of Guwahati- Pradyun Saikia and Sumit Ghadhigaonkar- scored half centuries and there were some notable contributions from Ronti Akhtar and Saahil Jainn too.

Pradyun faced 79 balls to score 69 with the help of six boundaries and two sixes. Sumit contributed 59 runs on the board and he faced 82 balls. There were two fours and three sixes in his knock. Ronit Akhtar and Saahil Jain scored 41 and 32 runs respectively. Sunil Lachit bagged 2-38.

Meanwhile, earlier this month, Guwahati Sports Association had announced its squad for their 2nd round match in the Nuruddin Senior Inter District Cricket.

The players included in the squad are Saahil Jain, Rishav Das, Kunal Sarma, Sumit Ghadigaonkar, Pradyun Saikia, Hrishikesh Tamuli, Dharani Rabha, Subham Mandal, Pushparaj Sharma, Jitu Ali, Diwiz Pathak, Abdul Ajij Kuraishi, Ronit Akhtar, Rajveer Singh and Rangojyoti Kharghoria.

Saahil Jain was named as the captain while Kunal Sarma fulfilled the role of vice-captain. This team is coached by former IPL player Abu Nechim Ahmed with Rajib Rajbongshi serving as the team manager.

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