Out-of-favour India pacer Mohammed Shami made an impact with figures of 4/30 as Bengal bowled Delhi out for 240 on the opening day of their Group C Ranji Trophy match in Kalyani on Sunday.
Bengal elected to bowl and their pacers made good use of the movement on offer from the surface. Akash Deep took two wickets for 74 runs, while Mukesh Kumar claimed one for 43. Off-spinner Amir Ghani also found assistance from the pitch, returning figures of 3/45.
Shami dismissed Yash Dhull, Ayush Doseja, Hrithik Shokeen and Divij Mehra as Delhi were bowled out in 77.3 overs. Shokeen top-scored with 56 off 98 balls, while Doseja contributed 45.
Jharkhand make steady start against Kerala
Opener Shikhar Mohan scored 143 off 196 balls, hitting 18 fours and two sixes, while Utkarsh Singh made 71 off 147 deliveries to guide Jharkhand to 289/5 on the opening day of their Group C match against Kerala in Jamshedpur on Sunday.
Jharkhand chose to bat, with Mohan and Utkarsh helping the side build a strong position. For Kerala, off-spinner Vaisakh Chandran took three wickets for 71 runs, while all-rounder Jalaj Saxena claimed two for 80.
Bawne’s unbeaten century lifts Maharashtra
Middle-order batter Ankit Bawne scored an unbeaten 105 off 232 balls to help Maharashtra reach 287/5 on the opening day of their Group C match against Services in New Delhi on Sunday.
Bawne hit 11 fours and a six, while skipper Prithvi Shaw provided a quicker start with 70 off 73 balls. Left-arm spinner Arjun Sharma took three wickets for 74 runs, while left-arm medium pacer Raj Bahadur claimed two for 49.
Choudhary’s unbeaten ton puts Odisha in control against Gujarat
Opener Gaurav Choudhary scored an unbeaten 121 off 263 balls as Odisha reached 272/3 on the opening day of their Group C match against Gujarat in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
After opting to bat, Odisha relied on an unbeaten 69 off 139 balls from Sandeep Pattnaik, who hit 12 fours. Choudhary struck 10 fours and two sixes during his innings.
Gujarat’s bowlers managed three wickets, with skipper Chintan Gaja taking one for 46, Arzan Nagwaswalla claiming one for 57 and Harshal Patel finishing with figures of 1/77.
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