The large lack of play on the primary two days as a result of impression of Cyclone Dana finally affected the end result of the Ranji Trophy Group-C match between Bengal and Kerala. The match led to a boring draw on the Jadavpur College floor on Tuesday.
After Kerala, resuming from 267 for seven, declared at 356 for 9, Bengal logged 181 for 3 on the ultimate day. Each groups secured one level apiece as the primary innings couldn’t be accomplished.
Kerala added 89 fast runs in 18 overs within the morning. In a single day batters Salman Nizar and Mohammed Azharuddeen, ranging from 64 and 30 respectively, shaped a 124-run partnership for the eighth wicket to indicate Kerala’s depth in batting and information it to a place of power.
Kerala’s Mohammed Azharuddeen smacked 11 boundaries and two sixes towards Bengal throughout their Ranji Trophy match on the Jadavpur College floor in Kolkata, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.
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Azharuddeen (84, 97b, 11x4s, 2x6s) shouldered the accountability and plundered 54, together with six fours and two sixes off Shahbaz Ahmed and Mohammed Kaif, off 49 deliveries earlier than falling to Kaif.
Ishan Porel eliminated Nidheesh M.D. to choose up his sixth wicket.
When Kerala declared its innings, Nizar (95 n.o., 262b, 8x4s, 1×6) was 5 wanting what would have been his maiden ton.
Chasing an inconceivable 357 in slightly greater than two periods, Bengal openers, debutant Shuvam Dey (67, 113b, 7×4, 1×6) and Sudip Chatterjee (57, 102b, 9×4), batted sensibly to attain half-centuries and put up 101 runs on an unresponsive observe.
Jalaj Saxena trapped Chatterjee lbw within the center session, whereas Aditya Sarvate claimed Dey and Avilin Ghosh in consecutive overs after tea.
Anustup Majumdar and Sudip Gharami displayed some persistence and gamesmanship to final greater than 22 overs because the match dragged on till dangerous mild halted play.
One witnessed ridiculous scenes because the match officers, apparently following the rulebooks, waited even after the sundown earlier than calling off play actually in darkness.
The scores: Kerala – 1st innings: Vathsal Govind c Saha b Ishan 5, Rohan Kunnummal lbw b Ishan 23, Baba Aparajith c Saha b Ishan 0, Aditya Sarvate c Gharami b Pramanik 5, Sachin Child b Ishan 12, Akshay Chandran c Saha b Ishan 31, Jalaj Saxena b Jaiswal 84, Salman Nizar (not out) 95, Mohammed Azharuddeen c Gharami b Kaif 84, Nidheesh M.D. lbw b Ishan 0; Extras (b-4, lb-12, nb-1): 17, Complete (for 9 wkts. decl. in 120 overs): 356.
Fall of wickets: 1-33, 2-33, 3-38, 4-38, 5-78, 6-83, 7-223, 8-347, 9-354
Bengal bowling: Ishan 30-6-103-6, Kaif 16-3-63-1, Pramanik 31-9-61-1, Shahbaz 21-5-50-0, Jaiswal 21-4-62-1, Dey 1-0-1-0.
Bengal — 1st innings: Shuvam Dey st Azharuddeen b Sarvate 67, Sudip Chatterjee lbw b Jalaj 57, Sudip Gharami (not out) 31, Avilin Ghosh lbw b Sarvate 4, Anustup Majumdar (not out) 21; Extras (b-1): 1; Complete (for 3 wkts. in 63 overs): 181.
Fall of wickets: 1-101, 2-128, 3-138.
Kerala bowling: Aparajith 7-2-23-0, Nidheesh 10-3-24-0, Sarvate 15-4-34-2, Thampi 10-2-32-0, Jalaj 17-3-56-1, Akshay 2-1-4-0, Sachin 2-0-7-0.
Printed – October 29, 2024 08:21 pm IST