Andhra had a dominant performance on Thursday, beating Assam by an innings margin of 95 points at Vizianagaram. Lalith Mohan continued with an impressive left-arm show and the 32-year-old allowed his second draw with his five straight wickets to give his side a stunning victory.
Assam looked to defeat but, apart from a 56-run winning streak between Kunal Saikia and Gokul Sharma, the top batsmen lacked skill and dedication in the sports wickets that saw the ball move and spin. So the collapse was a surprise. batter.
Abhishek Reddy, Hanuma Bihari, Karan Shinde and others hit half a century. Assam, on the other hand, failed to bowl the bats for 113 in just 37.5 overs in the first innings and failed to revive his fortunes in the second essay. After losing to Maharashtra, Andorra regrouped to draw with Delhi before recording consecutive wins.
The home side, feeling optimistic after beating Saurashtra in their previous matchup, continued their winning streak with another win this time by taming Assam. With this victory, Andhra has now won 4 of his 7 games, 1 draw and 2 losses which has given him 26 points and the Elite Group B points he is second in the table.
The Scores:
Assam 1st Innings 113 – Andhra 1st Innings 361 – Assam 2nd Innings: Subham Mandal b Shoaib Khan 7, Abhishek Thakuri c Hebbar b M Rayudu 19, Rishav Das run out (Karan), Riyan Parag c Bhui b Lalith 9, Gokul Sharma c Bhui b Lalith, Sarupam Purkayastha c Vihari b Lalith 1, Kunal Saikia c Shoaib Khan b M Rayudu 36, Siddharth Sarmah lbw Lalith, Mukhtar Hussain c Bhui b Lalith, Sunil Lachit (not out) 11, Hridip Deka c M Rayudu b Shoaib Khan 2
Extras (b-4, lb-1, w-11, nb-0 )16; Total (in 54.1 overs):153.
Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-35, 3-55, 4-55, 5-57, 6-113, 7-113, 8-129, 9-135, 10-153