da roleta： A valiant bowling effort by R Mohanty (8-52) could not prevent Assamfrom taking the first innings lead in their East Zone Vijay MerchantTrophy match at Guwahati yesterday
13-Dec-1999A valiant bowling effort by R Mohanty (8-52) could not prevent Assamfrom taking the first innings lead in their East Zone Vijay MerchantTrophy match at Guwahati yesterday. Resuming at 35-2, Assam weredismissed for 156, a lead of 38. Captain Palasjoyti Das top scoredwith 78 in an innings in which six men failed to score. In theirsecond innings Orissa lost two early wickets but recovered to 107-3after a 101 run 3rd wicket stand between Niranjan Behera (60) and SPPriyadarshan (38 not out). Behera was out in the last over beforestumps.