GUWAHATI, Dec 13: A good match is on the card when Assam will take on Andhra in the semi-final of the Plate group Ranji Trophy tie which will get under way at the Nehru Stadium on Tuesday. Andhra team already arrived in the city to play the match and they had also done light work out in the stadium today.
The match is crucial for both the teams as a god performance in this game will ensure one team’s berth in the elite group next season. Andhra, who relegated to Plate group only next season, is very desperate to return into the elite league. On the other hand, Assam too is eying for the same.
Andhra qualified in the semi-final from group ‘B’ collecting 10 points from 5 matches. On paper, Assam is little ahead than their opponent in this match as individual performance of home team’s cricketers are much better then Andhra . However, the visitors had few cricketers too who could really became a threat for Assam. One of them is KS Sahabuddin who is the most successful player of Andhra Ranji team this season. Sahabuddin, an all rounder, had already scored 210 runs including a century in four matches that he turned for Andhra this season and also took 11 wickets. Former Team India member V Venugopal Rao, who is yet to fire with his bat, is also featured in this team. It may be mentioned here that, Venugopal played 16 ODIs for India.
The manager of Andhra team MS Prasad today said that a good match is on the card when Andhra and Assam will face each other in the semi-final from Tuesday. According to him, both the teams are equally balanced and who will be able to hold the nerve and deliver the best would earn the elite group berth. THE SENTINEL
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