da bet7: Calcutta: Bengal got the all important first innings lead on the lastday of their East Zone Ranji Trophy league match against Assam whichended in a draw at the Eden Gardens here yesterday
da pinnacle: 16-Nov-1999Calcutta: Bengal got the all important first innings lead on the lastday of their East Zone Ranji Trophy league match against Assam whichended in a draw at the Eden Gardens here yesterday. Bengal thus pickedup five points while Assam had to be content with three points.Resuming at the overnight score of 334-9 the last pair of WrichikMajumdar and Jyotish Das took Bengal past Assam’s first innings totalof 347. They had added 64 for the last wicket when they were finallyseparated with the total at 351. Majumdar remained not out on 68.The match meandered into an academic exercise after that with Assamnotching up 228-5 in their second innings thanks to Tariquer Rehman’sunbeaten 103. Bengal now plays Tripura from November 22 while Assamtakes on Bihar from December 25.






