Assam crush Orissa in Vijay Merchant match

Assam trounced Orissa by 10 wickets on the last day of their East Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy under-16 cricket match at Goalpara in Guwahati today. Resuming their second innings at 51 for eight, Orissa were skittled out for 52. Chasing a small target of 27 runs, Assam clinched victory in 6.1 overs with all 10 wickets intact. The huge win fetched Assam six points, while Orissa drew blank. Brief scores: Orissa: 126 and 52 (A Barua 4/22, R Alam 4/4, Siddhartha Barua 2/19) lost to Assam: 152 (Wasiqur Rehman 42: Bhabatosh Paramanik 5/44, Suryakant Pradhan 4/43) and 28 no loss.

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