Cooch Behar Trophy: Manipur go down by an innings and 332 runs to Bihar
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 22 2022:
Manipur went down by an innings and 332 runs to Bihar for the third loss in the ongoing Cooch Behar Trophy at Gujarat College Ground.
Toss winners Manipur stacked up 155 runs for 10 in 68.5 overs of the first innings and succumbed to 119 runs in 53 overs of the second innings chasing 606 runs posted by Bihar in the first innings (171 overs).
In Manipur's first innings, Ulenyai Khwairakpam hit a half century (62 off 173 balls) as Imran Khan (36) and Ad Aqeel Ahamed (27) made valuable contributions.
Bihar's Aditya and Anup Kumar picked up three wickets each as Aniket Kumar managed two wickets in this innings before Kumar Shrey hit triple centuries (302 off 438), Animesh Kumar (121 off 314 balls) and Ayush Anand (102 off 125 balls) shone with a ton each to take their tally to 606 runs for 4.Md Aqeel Ahamed, Rahulkumar and Kalyan of Manipur managed a wicket each in this innings.
In the 2nd innings, Somokanta scored the highest 45 runs for Manipur before stumbling to 119 runs as Aniket and Priyam wrecked havoc by taking three wickets each.