da heads bet： The first day’s play of the East Zone Under-14 encounter between Bengal andTripura saw the former make a respectable 279/9 at stumps on the first dayat the East Calcutta Districts Sports Council ground on Tuesday
Anand Vasu24-Oct-2000The first day’s play of the East Zone Under-14 encounter between Bengal andTripura saw the former make a respectable 279/9 at stumps on the first dayat the East Calcutta Districts Sports Council ground on Tuesday.Play was interrupted both as it began and as it ended. In the morning, playwas delayed as the pitch was wet and the game could not begin till 10 am.Any thoughts of making up lost time by extending the playing hours in theevening was cut short 12 minutes before 5 pm as light deteriorated rapidly.In between, Bengal posted a handy score. Tripura skipper Bhaskarjyoti DebBarma won the toss and put Bengal in to bat. Opener Arindam Ghoshwho made a patient 72 (13 boundaries, 173 balls) stood tallamong the ruins. Avishek Bhowmik (35) chipped in, but it was atimely half century from S Piaruddin that enabled Bengal toreach their final score. Piaruddin’s speedy knock of 56included eight hits to the boundary and came off just 67 balls.