Bengal pacers make merry as Jharkhand dismissed for 173

Pacer Akash Deep led Bengal’s spectacular present with a four-wicket haul as Jharkhand did not final three full classes and folded for a paltry 173 of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal at Eden Gardens right here on Tuesday. The Bengal tempo trio of Akash Deep, Mukesh Kumar (3/61) and Ishan Porel (1/26) claimed seven wickets between them to experience bowling-friendly situations after the house staff skipper Manoj Tiwary received toss.

More than half of Jharkhand’s rating was made by their No 3 batter Kumar Suraj, who regarded composed and chic en path to a gritty 89 not out.

The lefthander struck some elegant cowl drives, scored on each side of the wickets utilizing his wrists superbly however solely to be stranded 11 runs shy of a 3rd first-class hundred.

Suraj batted deep into his crease to negate the tempo risk by the Bengal pacers and carried his bat by means of however wickets saved on falling on the different finish.

Jharkhand No 11 batter Ashish Kumar (12 off 8 balls) was one of many 4 Jharkhand batters to get to a double digit as he lent wonderful assist to brighten Suraj’s century prospects.

But Ashish fell after a mix-up as Bengal ended their innings in 66.2 overs. The duo put collectively 20 runs for the final wicket.

Bad gentle meant that Bengal couldn’t come out to bat within the first innings as day one ended with 21 overs in arrears.

Opting to bowl, Bengal bought an ideal begin with Akash Deep cleansing up Kumar Deobrat with an incoming supply.

He bowled with brisk velocity and correct line, making it tough for Jharkhand who misplaced half of their aspect for 77 runs.

Akash Deep bought his fourth sufferer with a yorker that trapped Shahbaz Nadeem plumb in entrance. Mukesh Kumar on the different finish bagged his third sufferer in Rahul Shukla (0).

Bhut strikes century batting at No. 9, saves Saurashtra the blushes

Batting at quantity 9, bowler Parth Bhut shone with the bat and saved Saurashtra the blushes with a gritty century on the primary day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal in opposition to Punjab right here.

Bhut was but to open his account when Saurashtra misplaced their eighth wicket for 147 on the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium.

However, because of the 25-year-old left-arm spinner’s unbeaten knock of 111 and his last-wicket partnership of 95 runs with Yuvrajsinh Dodiya (17), the hosts might stretch their complete to 303 earlier than getting bowled out with three overs nonetheless remaining within the day.

In reply, Punjab confronted only one over and have been three for no loss when the stumps have been referred to as on Tuesday.
Prabhsimran Singh (2) and Naman Dhir (1) have been on the crease.

In all, Bhut struck 11 boundaries and 4 sixes whereas scoring his runs at a reasonably first rate strike-rate of 71.61.

Venkatesh takes 5 wickets as Karnataka blow away Uttarakhand on Day 1

Medium-pacer M Venkatesh sizzled with a five-wicket haul as Karnataka produced a sensational bowling effort to bundle out Uttarakhand for a paltry 116 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal right here on Tuesday.

Karnataka have been 123 for no loss at stumps.

The 22-year-old Venkatesh justified captain Mayank Agarwal’s determination to subject after successful the toss as he rocked the top-order, eradicating Avneesh Sudha (17) and Dikshanshu Negi (9) early after Vidhwath Kaverappa (2/17) drew the primary blood, dismissing opener Jiwanjot Singh (1).

Vijaykumar Vyshak (1/25) then had Swapnil Singh (0) caught by Samarth R, whereas Kaverappa cleaned up Aditya Tare (14), as Uttarakhand misplaced half their aspect for less than 64 in 27.4 overs.

Kunal Chandela (31) tried to carry one finish however wickets continued to tumble, with Venkatesh returning to strike twice within the forty seventh over, sending Akhil Rawat (14) and Abhay Negi (1) again to the dressing room.
The Mysore pacer additionally had Chandela caught by Manish Pandey to place the ultimate nail in Uttarakhand’s coffins as spinner Okay Gowtham mopped up the tail with two wickets.

In reply, Karnataka appeared to be batting on a distinct observe as each the openers — Ravikumar Samarth (54) and Mayank Agarwal (65) — regarded in full circulation throughout their unbeaten fifties.

While Samarth cracked seven boundaries, Agarwal had 9 hits to the fence in addition to a most.