Overview
- Tripura collapsed to 35 for four and then 53 for five before Vihari steadied the innings.
- He added 107 with Vijay Shankar for the seventh wicket and an unbroken 73 with captain Manisankar Murasingh, who is 42 not out.
- Bengal were dismissed for 336, with Manisankar Murasingh and Rana Dutta taking three wickets each and Bikramkumar Das adding two.
- Mohammed Kaif led Bengal’s attack with 4 for 53, while Mohammed Shami finished the day wicketless despite strong form in his first two matches.
- The contest heads into the final day with Tripura 63 short of parity and Vihari still unbeaten after striking 17 fours and a six.