The Bengal and Assam teams played against each other in the first of the East Zone league matches in the Ranji Trophy, 1999-2000 and the match was held at Calcutta from 12-15 November, 1999. The Bengal and Assam teams earned 5 and 3 points, respectively from the match, as it remained drawn during the specified period of time. The second match of the zone was played between the teams of Tripura and Bihar and the two teams played the match at Agartala form 12-15 November, 1999. The Bihar team got a good start in the tournament, as it won the match by a margin of 51 runs to earn 8 points. However, the Tripura team failed to earn any points from the match. The Tripura team appeared in the third match of the zone also and this time, it played against the Bengal team at Agartala from 22-25 November, 1999. The Bengal team played very well in the match and earned 8 points from it by clinching a victory of an innings and 252 runs. However, the Tripura team remained pointless in the match. The teams of Orissa and Bihar met with each other in the fourth of the East Zone league matches in the Ranji Trophy, 1999-2000 and the two teams played the match at Cuttack from 22-25 November, 1999. The match remained drawn during the specified period of time and the match officials awarded the Orissa and Bihar teams with 5 and 3 points, respectively for the match. The Orissa team then played against the Bengal team in the next match of the zone and the match was held at Cuttack from 25-28 November, 1999. The drawn match saw the Orissa and Bengal teams earning 5 and 3 points, respectively from it. The next match of the zone involved the teams like Assam and Tripura and the match took place at Assam from 25-28 November, 1999. The winner of the match was the Assam team with a very good margin of an innings and 56 runs and the team also earned 8 points from the match. The Tripura team failed to earn any points from the match. The match between the teams of Orissa and Assam was the seventh of the East Zone league matches in the Ranji Trophy, 1999-2000 and the match was organised at Orissa from 03-06 January, 2000. The match remained drawn during the stipulated duration and the match officials awarded the Orissa and Assam teams 5 and 3 points, respectively for the match. The next match of the zone saw the teams of Bihar and Bengal playing against each other at Jamshedpur from 03-06 January, 2000. The match also remained drawn during the specified period of time and the Bengal and Bihar teams earned 5 and 3 points, respectively from the match. The Orissa team then played against the Tripura team in the next match of the East Zone and the match was held at Puri from 12-15 January, 2000. The match was won by the Orissa team with a margin of an innings and 182 runs for earning 8 points and the Tripura team remained pointless in the match. The last of the East Zone league matches in the Ranji Trophy, 1999-2000 involved the teams of Bihar and Assam and the two teams played the match at Jamshedpur from 12-15 January, 2000. The Bihar team earned 8 points from the match by clinching a victory of 191 runs and the Assam team failed to earn any points from the match. |