Udiyan Bose struck an unbeaten 95 to steer Tripura to 223 for 7 against Himachal Pradesh on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy cricket match here today.
Put in to bat, Tripura wobbled throughout their first innings and barring two fifty partnerships for the third and fifth wickets, they were unable to build stable stands in the Group C match at the HPCA Stadium.
Bose was involved in both, with Parvinder Singh (23) and all-rounder Manisankar Murasingh (44), the next highest contributor for Tripura.
Tripura lost a wicket off the last ball of the day as well, but Bose was around at the other end on 95 off 239, with 12 fours and a six.
For Himachal, Akshay Chauhan picked up two wickets by giving away 39 runs while Rishi Dhawan, Bipul Sharma, Ankush Bedi and Nikhil Gangta grabbed a wicket apiece.
If Bose gets five more runs tomorrow it will be his maiden first-class ton.
Brief Scores:
Tripura 1st Innings: 223 for 7 in 90 overs (Udiyan Bose 95 batting, Manisankar Murasingh 44; Akshay Chauhan 2/39).
