A fine 84 by opener MS Dhoni helped Bihar score a eight wicket winover Tripura in the East Zone Ranji Trophy One-Day Tournament match atthe Calcutta Cricket and Football Ground in the West Bengal capital onSaturday
Natarajan Sriram05-Dec-2000A fine 84 by opener MS Dhoni helped Bihar score a eight wicket winover Tripura in the East Zone Ranji Trophy One-Day Tournament match atthe Calcutta Cricket and Football Ground in the West Bengal capital onSaturday.Set to score 199 for win, the Bihar openers N Ranjan (42) and Dhonigave a solid start to the run chase adding 69 runs in 11 overs. Ranjanwas the first to be dismissed falling leg before to S Roy. Then TRehman (51 not out) joined Dhoni to take the score to 147 when Dhonifound himself short of the crease while trying for a run. The throwfrom S Bose found the target to end a 99 minute stay at the crease.This brought the Bihar skipper Rajiv Kumar to the middle. Rehman andRajiv took the team to victory with an unbeaten 55 run partnership.Earlier, opting to bat, Tripura were tottering at 48 for 4 when CSachdev (70) and Rajib Dutta (44) forged a 95 run fifth wicket stand.Anshuman Raj ran through the lower order to leave them at 198 for 8.Anshuman Raj was the most successfull bowler for Bihar with figures of4 for 39.