Overview
- Tripura declared at 602 for 7, built on Hanuma Vihari’s 156 and Vijay Shankar’s unbeaten career-best 150 at No. 7, with Assam’s Darshan Rajbongshi taking 3 for 83.
- Assam were dismissed for 238 in the first innings as Sibsankar Roy carried his bat for 84 not out, while Tripura’s Swapnil Singh took 3 for 29 with support from A. K. Sarkar and Mura Singh.
- Forced to follow on, Assam reached 78 for 3 at stumps on Day Three, leaving them 286 runs short heading into the final day in Agartala.
- Tripura’s bowlers had earlier left Assam reeling at 67 for 4 on Day Two, with pacer Abhijit Sarkar returning an incisive 2 for 10.
- Elsewhere in the round, Mumbai’s Musheer Khan hit 112 with Siddhesh Lad 100 not out, and J&K seamer Auqib Nabi claimed 5 for 35 to bowl Delhi out for 211.