Goa will host Bihar in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group A Test match at Panjim Gymkhana Grounds, Panaji, starting at 09:30 AM IST on Monday, 2 Nov.
Goa's recent form has been poor, losing to Vidarbha by an innings and 27 runs on 26 Oct (Vidarbha 442/8, Goa 220/10 & 195/10), falling to Uttar Pradesh by 68 runs on 18 Oct (Uttar Pradesh 202/10 & 197/10, Goa 164/10 & 167/10), and being defeated by Baroda by an innings and 135 runs on 11 Oct (Goa 199/10 & 138/10, Baroda 472/8).
Bihar's recent results mirror this trend, losing to Madhya Pradesh by an innings and 174 runs on 26 Oct (Madhya Pradesh 407/8, Bihar 99/10 & 134/10), being beaten by Baroda by 10 wickets on 18 Oct (Baroda 416/10 & 4/0, Bihar 166/10 & 251/10), and falling to Uttar Pradesh by an innings and 267 runs on 11 Oct (Bihar 141/10 & 132/10, Uttar Pradesh 540/10).
Players to watch include series leaders Chinmay Sutar (Mizoram, 659 runs), Ayush Badoni (Delhi, 535 runs), Priyanshu Moliya (Baroda, 474 runs) and the leading wicket-takers Tanay Thyagarajan (Hyderabad, 23 wickets), Kartik Yadav (Uttar Pradesh, 22 wickets) and Sai Kishore (Tamil Nadu, 21 wickets).