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Amit Verma century helps Assam weather Aravind five
- Updated: October 27, 2016
Group B
An unbeaten century from Amit Verma helped Assam recover from an early wobble to post 268 for 6 against Karnataka by stumps on day one in Mumbai.
S Aravind had struck three times in the first ten overs to reduce Assam to 16 for 3, before Verma’s unbeaten 125 off 259 led Assam’s fightback against his former team. Verma put on 76 with Arun Karthik for the fourth wicket and 54 with Tarjinder Singh for the fifth wicket. Then, with the score at 166 for 6, Verma saw out the day in an unbroken 102-run stand with Swarupam Purkayastha, who moved on to 56 in 88 by the close.
Aravind did the bulk of the damage for Karnataka, taking 5 for 49 in his 21 overs. That effort was all the more vital because his new-ball partner, Abhimanyu Mithun, picked up a groin strain after bowling 1.4 overs, and did not bowl more in the day. The team manager said Mithun would be fit to bowl on day two, with Karnataka looking to take the remaining four wickets cheaply.
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