Atchut Rao’s four-wicket haul helps Andhra drub Tripura
Atchut Rao and K S Sahabuddin, who claimed three wickets, broke the back of the Tripura’s innings by taking wickets at regular intervals and help their team secure five points © Getty Images
Visakhapatnam: Nov 13, 2011
A four-wicket haul by T Atchut Rao helped Andhra defeat Tripura by 124 runs on the last day of the Ranji Trophy Plate division Group A tie on Sunday.
Chasing a target of 333, Tripura, struggling at an overnight score of 24 for five, were bowled out for 208 in 54.2 overs in their second innings.
Atchut Rao and K S Sahabuddin, who claimed three wickets, broke the back of the Tripura’s innings by taking wickets at regular intervals and help their team secure five points.
G V S Prasad took two wickets.
Tailenders Udit Patel (59), Manishankar Morasingh (52) and Vinayak Samant (42) were the only ones to offer some resistance and help the team reach a respectable score. (PTI)
Brief scores: Andhra 235 all out in 61.5 overs & 271 for six dec beat Tripura 174 all out in 83.4 overs & 208 in 54.2 overs by 124 runs.
Points: Andhra 6 points; Tripura 0.