The
drawn match between Delhi and Assam in the first Ranji Trophy round in New
Delhi ended in controversy over a slow last hour. Delhi fell 30 runs short of
securing an outright win, and their coach KP Bhaskar pointed to bad light and
Assam's alleged slow tactics as factors in the eventual result. Delhi needed 79
in 14 overs, but were stranded on 49 for 2 with Assam bowling only eight overs
in the last hour. Bhaskar has ruled out lodging a formal complaint, but
admitted the opposition were astute in tackling the situation while remaining
within the laws.
Guwahati is the largest
city of Assam and Northeastern India, a major riverine port city on the banks
of Brahmaputra River. The ancient cities
of Pragjyotishpura and Durjaya (North Guwahati) were the capitals of the
ancient state of Kamarupa under the Varman and Pala dynasties. The Guwahati
region hosts diverse.
Today, Assam Cricket
Association’s Stadium at Barsapara in Guwahati made its debut holding International
T-20 match between India and Australia as Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda
Sonowal had inaugurated the stadium. The state-of-the art stadium has been
built at a sprawling 59 bighas of land which has all the modern facilities and
tipped to be one of the best in the world. Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
who is also the president of ACA was present at the stadium alongwith host of
other dignitaries. The foundation stone
of the stadium was laid by then Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in June 2004.
On 4 November 2012, the
East Zone Senior Women's Interstate One-day Championship match between Assam and
Odisha became the first match to be played at the ground. In the 2013-14 Ranji
Trophy season, the ground hosted four matches. Assam against Kerala was the
first first-class match.
Though not so stated in
Wikipedia, it is reported that the stadium is also known as Dr. Bhupen Hazarika
Cricket Stadium. Late Bhupen Hazarika was an Indian playback
singer, lyricist, musician, singer, poet and film-maker from Assam, widely
known as Sudhakantha. His songs, written and sung mainly in the Assamese
language by himself, are marked by humanity and universal brotherhood and have
been translated and sung in many languages, most notably in Bengali and Hindi. He received the National Film Award for Best
Music Direction in 1975. Having been a recipient of many awards, he was posthumously awarded Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest
civilian award, in 2012.
On a
pitch that seemed moist and soft underneath, David Warner asked India to bat
first. Dew was expected to be a concern later in the night, but another left-arm
bowler with good pace and the ability to swing the ball, Jason Behrendorff damaged
India with 4 wickets at the start from which India never recovered. The target of 119 was hit with ease after
fall of David Warner and Finch as Moses Henriques and Travis Head scored the
runs with ease.
With regards
– S. Sampathkumar
10th
Oct 2017.
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