After taking a lead of 188 runs over Tripura, Assam played in a brisk manner in their second innings and set a target of 428 runs before reducing Tripura to 68/4 on day three of round two of the Ranji Trophy 2018-19 at MBB Stadium, Agartala on Wednesday.
For Tripura, Abhijit Sarkar returned with figures of five for 107 in his 26.4 overs.
Saurashtra were tottering at 39 for 6 at one stage against Assam.
J & K tightened the noose on Assam with the help of a stroke-filled 170 by Ian Dev Singh.
J&K batsmen push to 294-5, to secure a first innings lead against struggling Assam.
An improved batting performance from Tripura was not enough to save their Ranji Trophy Group C match against Assam as they crashed to an innings and 55-run defeat on the final day.
Assam seemed on course to record a big win over Tripura as they amassed a mammoth 521 for five before declaring their first innings on the third and penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy Group C match at Tripura on Saturday.
Gokul Sharma produced an all-round show to propel Assam into the quarterfinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy with a six-wicket win over Jharkhand at the Eden Gardens today.
Opener Pallavkumar Das's knock of 70 helped Assam reach 134 for one in reply to Goa's 381 all out on the second day of their Group 'C' Ranji Trophy match on Sunday.
Tarjinder Singh scored an unbeaten ton, while Dheeraj Jadhav hit a half-century to hand Assam the the first innings lead over Andhra Pradesh on the third and penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy Group C tie at Guwahati on Monday.