November 06, 2008
Cricket :
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Tripura created new history in the Ranji Trophy four-day matches on Thursday last. This is the first time Tripura team registered win in away match against Services by 54 runs in New Delhi. At Palam Air Force ground, resuming from over night score of 55 for 3, host Services bundled out only 261 runs of their second innings on last day. Yasbir Singh scored 62 and A. K. Mohanti made 52. Spinner Jayanta Debnath took four and pacer Vinit Jain bagged three wickets.
Brief Score : Tripura – 223 & 230, Services – 138 & 261.
Soumya Banik scored brilliant 45 to put Tripura in a good position against Jharkhanda in the four-day C. K. Naidu Trophy cricket tournament for under-22 boys here at Agartala on Thursday last. Put in to bat first at the Polytechnic ground, Tripura scored 218 for 7 in first innings at stumps. Besides Soumya, Manisankar Murasing scored 37, Dilip Singh 34 and Nirupam Sen Chowdhury made 30. For Jharkhanda, Samar and Ramdulal took two wickets each.
Brief Score : Tripura – 218/7.
Football :
Tripura girls entered in to quarter-final in the National Junior Football for under-19 girls in Gurgohn, Hariyana on Thursday last. In the second pool match, Tripura defeated Delhi by 2-0 goals. After barren first half, Mani Karmakar scored first and Mita Sarkar confirmed victory for state team. It may be mention that Tripura beat Bihar by 2-0 goals of their first match. Quarter-final will be starts from November 11 next.
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