Face2News/Chandigarh

A brilliant century knock from Paras (124) helped UT boys to beat Tripura by eight wickets in the Col CK Nayudu Trophy match played at Mahajan Cricket Ground in IT Park on Monday. In reply to Tripura's 216, hosts scored 223 runs. After initial setbacks, visitors amassed 221 runs in its second innings and posed a target of 215 

Earlier, Tripura resumed its overnight score of 169/5 and fell cheaply to add another 52 runs in their total. Sentu Sarkar (71) was the top scorer while Durlab Roy added 45 runs. Harshit and Neel took three wickets each

UT batters had a dismal start as Devang Kaushik (7) was dismissed cheaply. Later, Dushyant (4) also failed to deliver with 44/2. Thereafter, an unbeaten 175 runs partnership between Nikhil and Paras rescued the team to snatch the win. Paras scored 124 runs off 97 balls wherein he smashed 18 boundaries and four beyond the fence.

Nikhil also hit six fours and three sixes in his 72 runs. Chandigarh's next match is scheduled against Karnataka from November 15 at the same venue.