Karan Shinde went unbeaten on 90 of 211 pitches as Andorra dominated the second day of the Ranji Trophy match against awaiting Assam. At Stumps on Wednesday, the visitors trailed by 186 runs, with him down five by 62 runs.
In the morning, skippers Hanuma Vihari and Abhishek Reddy made his excellent partnership of 148 runs before Karan and Ricky Bhui added another 73 runs.
Swarupam Purkayasth he took four gates. The right-handed spinner has mastered spins and jumps on courses that Andhra hitters make fun of. After making his debut against Tripura in 2008, the senior Assam bowler made 44 appearances, defeating the likes of Ashwin Heber, K. Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bui and Reddy.
Assam pitched well for Andhra with 361, but he’s still trailing an inning loss. The second essay did not begin on a favorable note, as Shoaib Mohammed Khan removed the opener Subham Mandal to give Andhra an early breakthrough.
Rishav Das fell below his crease, a Riyan Parag dismount pushed Assam further on the back foot, and spinner his Lalith Mohan selected his two wickets.