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Pratik Siddharth | TNN

Assam run all over Vidarbha

NAGPUR: Another day in Vijay Hazare Trophy saw yet another off day for Vidarbha side on the field on Monday. They faced their fourth defeat in 6 matches they have played so far. They went down to Assam by 7 wickets in Kolkata.

Put in to bat, Vidarbha were restricted to 261 for 9. Skipper Akshay Wadkar led from the front with a 71-ball 69 runs. Sanjay Raghunath, who replaced seasoned campaigner Faiz Fazal as opener in this game, made 34. Senior batters Ganesh Satish (36) and Apoorv Wankhade (41) made useful contributions.

Just like in a couple of earlier one-day matches this season, Vidarbha squandered the advantage in the last 15 overs. When Wadkar got out after his well-controlled innings, 87 balls were remaining.

Vidarbha had their best finishers Apoorv and Jitesh Sharma (19) at the crease. It was the best situation for them to exploit Assam. However, the script went awry. Jitesh, who hit three good boundaries, got out. His departure broke the momentum. Vidarbha could add only 97 after the skipper got out. This misfiring after the 35th over was also seen against Delhi and Rajasthan. It has become a worry for the team now.

Chasing 262, Assam's top-4 clicked in unison. Openers Kunal Saikia (65) and Rahul Hazarika (39) gave a good start. No. 3 Sibsankar Roy (44) and Kunal added 62 runs. Later, it was left to in-form Riyan Parag, who sealed the deal with 55 not out from 50 balls.

Brief scores: Vidarbha 261-9 in 50 overs (Akshay Wadkar 69, Apoorv Wandhade 44; Ahmed 3-67) lost to Assam 262-3 in 47.3 overs (K Saikia 65, S Roy 46, R Parag 55 n.o) by 7 wkts

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