Uncapped left-arm pacer Yash Dayal, who was part of Test squad against Bangladesh, dismissed fellow India prospect Abhimanyu Easwaran early, but Bengal recovered through a century from Sudip Chatterjee and Sudip Gharami's 90 to post 269/7 against Uttar Pradesh on day one of their Ranji Trophy Group C match. (Streaming and Guide | More Cricket News)
ꦫOpting to bat, Bengal had a shaky start when Dayal removed in-form Easwaran for just 5 runs in the fifth over.
Abhimanyu, fresh from three consecutive centuries in the Duleep Trophy 🐻and Irani Cup, edged one from Dayal to wicketkeeper Aryan Juyal.
🐟However, veteran Chatterjee, returning to Bengal after a stint with Tripura, showed immense resolve.
🍸He forged a crucial 198-run second-wicket partnership with Gharami, helping Bengal recover from the early setback.
🐈Chatterjee played a patient knock of 116 from 227 balls, hitting nine fours and a six. Gharami, equally impressive, contributed 90 off 161 balls, laced with 11 boundaries and a six.
🃏Just as Bengal seemed to be in control at 212/1, the innings faltered. The collapse began when debutant leg-spinner Vipraj Nigam dismissed Bengal captain Anustup Majumdar for 1, triggering a slide that saw Bengal lose six wickets for just 57 runs.
🃏Dayal bowled only 10 overs, finishing with figures of 1/20, while the bulk of the damage was done by the spin duo of Nigam (4/59 from 16 overs) and left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar (1/88 from 30 overs).
Wriddhiman Saha, also returning to Bengal after a fallout with the state's cricket 🎶board led him to join Tripura in 2022, had a forgettable outing, falling for a six-ball duck.
♚All-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed chipped in with a valuable unbeaten 26 from 38 balls, including two boundaries, to push Bengal to 269/7 by stumps.
Brief Scores:
In Lucknowꦐ: Bengal 269/7 in 82 overs (Sudip Chatterjee 116, Sudip Gharami 90, Shahbaz Ahmed 26 not out; Vipraj Nigam 4/59) vs Uttar Pradesh.
In Indore💞: Madhya Pradesh 232/4; 83 overs (Harpreet Singh 75 batting, Shubham Sharma 40) vs Karnataka.
In Rohtak: Bihar 78; 28.3 overs (Aman Kumar 3/18, Anshul Kamboj 2/17, Sumit Kumar 2/15, Jayant Yadav 👍2/17) vs Haryana 184/7; 54 overs (Kapil Hooda 33; Himanshu Singh 2/28, Sachin Kumar 2/40).
In Thiruvananthapuram♏: Punjab 95/5 (Aditya Sarwate 3/30, Jalaj Saxena 2/30)
