Bengal’s Mohammed Shami in motion towards Madhya Pradesh throughout their Ranji Trophy encounter on the Holkar Cricket Stadium, in Indore.
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Mohammed Shami confirmed glimpses of his outdated contact as he led Bengal’s struggle with a four-wicket haul in its Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match towards Madhya Pradesh on the Holkar Stadium right here on Thursday.
Resuming from 103 for one, the host was all out for 167 in its first innings. Bengal put up 170 for 5 in its second essay to inflate its general result in a wholesome 231 runs on the finish of day two.
Bengal’s bowlers confirmed extra self-discipline and captured 9 Madhya Pradesh wickets within the first session for an important 61-run first innings lead. Suraj Jaiswal removed each in a single day batters, Rajat Patidar and Subhransu Senapati, within the third and fifth overs of the morning.
Displaying higher rhythm and power, comeback man Shami, who bowled 10 overs in a single day, tasted success in his fifteenth over when residence skipper Shubham Sharma inside-edged one on to the stumps.
After bowling a six-over spell, Shami polished the ball for fellow youthful pacers, together with his brother Kaif (because the siblings featured in a First Class match collectively for the primary time) and debutant Rohit Kumar, and guided them to make additional inroads with the older ball.
Previous to lunch, a decided Shami ran in quick and bowled on the right track to seize three extra wickets in three overs on the expense of just one run. Bowling around the wicket, he castled the southpaw Saransh Jain earlier than dismissing Kumar Kartikeya Singh and Kulwant Khejroliya off consecutive deliveries.
Bengal widened its lead as Sudip Gharami (40, 66b, 6×4, 1×6), who performed some advantageous pictures on each side, and Sudip Chatterjee (40, 58b, 3×4) added 49 runs.
Writtick Chatterjee (33 batting, 71b, 4×4), who was adjudged lbw off a no-ball on 19, and Wriddhiman Saha (21 batting, 32b, 3×4) held fort even because the hard-working Anubhav Agarwal took three necessary wickets.
The scores: Bengal — 1st innings: 228.
Madhya Pradesh — 1st innings: Subhransu Senapati c Saha b Jaiswal 47, Himanshu Mantri lbw b Kaif 13, Rajat Patidar c Saha b Jaiswal 41, Shubham Sharma b Shami 8, Harpreet Singh Bhatia c Writtick b Rohit 18, Aryan Pandey run out 12, Venkatesh Iyer c Saha b Kaif 3, Saransh Jain b Shami 7, Kumar Kartikeya Singh c Saha b Shami 9, Anubhav Agarwal (not out) 1, Kulwant Khejroliya b Shami 0; Extras (b-1, lb-4, nb-2, w-1): 8; Complete (in 59 overs): 167.
Fall of wickets: 1-51, 2-106, 3-109, 4-123, 5-145, 6-150, 7-150, 8-164, 9-167.
Bengal bowling: Shami 19-4-54-4, Jaiswal 14-2-35-2, Kaif 13-0-41-2, Rohit 12-2-27-1, Shahbaz 1-0-5-0.
Bengal — 2nd innings: Shuvam Dey c Kartikeya b Aryan 4, Sudip Gharami st Mantri b Kartikeya 40, Sudip Chatterjee b Anubhav 40, Anustup Majumdar lbw b Anubhav 19, Writtick Chatterjee (batting) 33, Shahbaz Ahmed c Mantri b Anubhav 3, Wriddhiman Saha (batting) 21; Extras (b-4, lb-5, nb-1): 10; Complete (for 5 wkts. in 48 overs): 170.
Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-63, 3-99, 4-124, 5-133.
Madhya Pradesh bowling: Aryan 9-1-25-1, Anubhav 15-2-49-3, Khejroliya 8-3-23-0, Kartikeya 14-1-54-1, Saransh 2-0-10-0.
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