October 26, 2008
Cricket :
Due to heavy rain, the match between Tripura and Jharkhanda for under-19 Vinoo Mankad Trophy one-day cricket tournament was washout at Kolkata on Sunday last. The match was scheduled at Deshabandhu Park ground. Both the teams bagged two points each.
Tripura girls lost Orissa by one run in the under-19 one-day cricket tournament at Jamshedpur on Sunday last. Elected to bat first, Orissa bundled out 126 runs in 40 over. Madhumita Das scored 29 and Madhumanti Behera made 26. Prianka Acharjee bowled brilliantly and took five wickets just given 27 runs for Tripura. In reply to, Tripura scored 125 runs and finished their innings just one ball to go. Mouchaiti Dey score 32 and Rima Chakraborty made 21. For Orissa, Kumkum Nayar took three wickets. Brief Score : Orissa - 126/10 (40 Over), Tripura - 125/10 (49.1 over)
Tripura beat host Sikkim by 260 runs in the C. K. Naidu Toprhy cricket tournament for under-22 boys at Rangpoo on Saturday last. In the penultimate day of four-day match, Tripura declared their second innings after scoring 203 for 5. Soumya Banik scored brilliant 83 and Abhijit Dey scored 31. For Sikkim, B. Mina took three wickets. Set for the victory of 349 runs, host Sikkim bundled out only 88 runs in the second innings. Spinner Rakesh Sharma took six wickets again. He bagged twelve wickets in this match. Other three took by Dilip Singh.
Brief Score : Tripura first innings – 247, Sikkim first innings – 102, Tripura second innings – 203/5 declared, Sikkim second innings – 88.