Agartala, Dec 6 (PTI) Host Tripura scored a respectable total against Services in the first innings today of the four-day Ranji Trophy Plate Group match at the Maharaja Bir Bikram Stadium here. Elected to bat, opener Subhrajit Roy and lower order batsman Tushar Saha batted patiently to put Tripura in a decent score of 242 runs at stumps on the opening day today. Earlier, hosts fell in deep trouble by losing four wickets with 45 runs on the board. Shubhrajit missed his century scoring 85 runs (288 minutes, 170 balls and 13 fours). Besides Shubhrajit, Tushar Saha made 30 (69 minites, 53 balls and 3 fours) and Debabrata Chowdhury scored 26 runs. For Services, Suraj Yadav and Muzzaffaruddin Khalid both took 3 wickets conceding 97 and 45 runs respectively. PTI PK NIK
