http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Assam-c765 v Himachal Pradesh - Ranji Trophy - Group C – Day 4 – Live Score and Update
Assam 354 v Himachal Pradesh 316 - Match drawn
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Himachal-Pradesh-c791, at Nehru Stadium, Guwahati, was a disappointment as the match ended in a draw with fans from both sides left with nothing to cheer about on Tuesday, day-four.
While Assam batted just once and managed to post a daunting score of 354 on the board, their counterparts took three days to reach 316 to end the game without a result.
The dead wicket helped Himachal Pradesh as Assam bowlers were practically least affective in this contest.
After closing the penultimate day with 158 for four, Himachal Pradesh, resumed today’s play in a bid to stay in the middle till the final delivery of the day.
By this time, it was evident that the match was a dead-rubber and there was really no need for the Assam fielders and bowlers to give their best to bowl-out a team that was only interested in drawing the game. Perhaps, if the cricket authorities in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 had ensured a better wicket for the match, we might have seen someone actually win.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dhawan-c82968 came out for Himachal Pradesh, however, this partnership ended before troubling the opposition as Amit Kumar fell with 25 runs to his name.
R Dhawan was then joined by A Bhalaik, and with both standing without scoring a big knock, they needed to avoid taking too many risks if their plan was to stay till the end of the day.
For Assam, this was the moment when their bowlers looked a tad active in anticipation of another wicket.
However, they were in for a surprise, as the two batsmen who were least expected to forge something potent against Assam, managed to humble their opposition by hammering impressive shots all around the park.
They relied on running between the wickets as well, keeping the fielders guessing what was about to come next.
The duo, with Dhawan bolstering a spectacular 114 and Bhalaik smashing 57, took the score to 316 as the final day of play came to its end.
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