Off-spinner Sandip Sarkar took four wickets in each innings to help Tripura secure a victory in Chennai.
Tripura defeated former Ranji Trophy champion Saurashtra by 133 runs in Chennai on Thursday, according to Sportstar. The victory came after Tripura set Saurashtra a target of 342 runs to chase.
Off-spinner Sandip Sarkar was a key performer for Tripura, claiming 4/48 in the first innings and 4/81 in the second innings to dismiss the top order. Arpit Vasavada was the only Saurashtra batter to score a fifty-plus, making 89 off 189 balls, before being run out by Manisankar Murasingh.
Sridam Paul was named player of the match for his two fifties, scoring 86 and 50. In the second innings, Tripura spinners Parvez Sultan and Sandip Sarkar bowled Saurashtra out for 118, as reported by Bhaskar English.
In other Ranji Trophy action, Uttarakhand secured a 10-wicket win over Haryana, while Mumbai took control against Railways. Tamil Nadu is approaching a bonus-point victory against Chhattisgarh, and Himachal Pradesh faces a 447-run target against Rajasthan, according to Hindustan Times.
