Charaideo batsmen shine

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Tarjinder, Naveen and Mayank hit centuries at Maligaon

Assam Senior Cricket
A Charaideo batsman plays a shot (below) and Tarjinder Singh on his way to a century at NF Railway Stadium at Maligaon in Guwahati on Sunday. Pictures by Eastern Projections
Guwahati, Jan 19 : Charaideo batsmen came to party at NF Railway stadium in Guwahati today and piled up a mammoth total of 521 runs losing four wickets in 67 overs against Morigaon before declaring their innings on the first day of their two-day senior inter-district cricket tournament elite group league match.
Ranji cricketer Tarjinder Singh proved his worth at the Maligaon wicket once again with a brilliant century and was ably supported by two more centuries by Delhi professionals Naveen Sharma and Mayank Gupta.
Singh scored 157 runs facing only 115 balls off which he slammed 16 fours and two sixes. Earlier, opener Sharma scored 129 off 80 balls. Gupta contributed 108 facing 84 deliveries.
Sharma’s opening partner Ranjan Deka too chipped in with a patient 78-run knock comprising 14 boundaries.
Saifuddin Ahmed and Manash Jyoti Gogoi were at the crease on 15 and three respectively when Charaideo declared the innings at tea.
Medium pacer Ranji Bora of Morigaon scalped three for 146 and spinner Saidur Rahman claimed the other wicket for 50.
Batting in the post-tea session, Morigaon lost three wickets scoring 78 runs in 22.5 overs.
Nazrul Hussain scored 44 and Rajmoni Ali chipped in with 17. Sajidur Rahman was at the crease on seven runs.
Manjit Sarma, Binoy Kalita and Saifuddin Ahmed claimed a wicket each for Charaideo.
Match drawn
In Dibrugarh, Barpeta clinched three points with a first innings lead against Tezpur as the two-day match played at the Dibrugarh District Sports Association Stadium ended in a draw today, reports our Dibrugarh correspondent.
Tezpur will now play Karimganj in another two-dayer at the same venue from Tuesday.
Silchar bag 3 points: In Silchar, hosts Silchar earned three points by virtue of a 57-run first innings lead against Sivasagar as the match ended in a draw at the Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium today.
Bonus point for Nagaon: Hosts Nagaon tallied six 6 points, including a bonus by defeating Jorhat by an innings and 17 runs in their two-day match at Nurul Amin Stadium on Saturday, reports our correspondent from Nagaon.