Tiwary strikes ton as Bengal takes lead
Posted on Nov 30, 2008 at 20:26 | Updated Nov 30, 2008 at 20:47
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Kolkata: Manoj Tiwary (109) returned to form with a patient hundred and shared a 146-run third wicket stand with Arindam Ghosh to help Bengal take a 219-run first innings lead over Tripura in their Ranji Trophy Plate League Group B encounter at Eden Gardens here on Sunday.
At stumps, Tripura were 111 for five wickets in their second innings with Nishit Shetty (46) and Tushar Saha (5) at the crease. They still require 108 runs to avoid an innings defeat.
Resuming at 138 for two, the overnight duo of Ghosh and Tiwary started confidently but the former departed after completing his half-century. He fell to Jayanta Debnath.
Skipper Laxmi Ratan Shukla joined Tiwary in the middle and began proceedings with a boundary and a six.
With Tiwary approaching three-figure mark, opting for a cautious approach, Shukla spanked the Tripura bowlers.
A sketchy-looking Tiwary took his time to complete his century and soon became the victim of the off-spinner Debnath, who was the most successful Tripura bowler with three for 74.
Tiwary scored 109 from 218 balls with 12 hits to the boundary. Shukla chipped in with a 48-run cameo from 102 balls with five fours and one six.
Bengal first innings folded for 307.
Tripura once again made a shaky start, losing four wickets for just 34 runs. However, Nishit Shetty and Abhijit Dey (37) combined for 71 runs for the fifth wicket to rescue the team from an early defeat.
Off-spinner Ritam Kundu brought an end to the partnership by trapping Dey.
Earlier, Ranadeb Bose, who claimed five wickets in the first innings, took two wickets to jolt Tripura. Ashok Dinda and Manoj Tiwary bagged one each.
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