Bengal defeat Services by 60 runs to secure second straight Ranji win
Bengal defeated Services by 60 runs in their second Ranji Trophy match after posting modest totals on a deteriorating surface and bowling the hosts out twice.
Bengal defeated Services by 60 runs in their second Ranji Trophy match at the Airforce Palam Stadium in New Delhi. Abhimanyu Easwaran won the toss and batted first on a sluggish surface that deteriorated through the match. Bengal were bowled out for 184 in the first innings and 146 in the second, setting Services a target of 208.
Shahbaz Ahmed and Aamir Gani took four wickets each in the first innings as Services were dismissed for 122. In the chase, Pradipta Pramanik claimed four wickets and Shahbaz three more as Services fell short at 147. Nitin Tanwar top-scored with 49 for the hosts.
Easwaran scored 30 in the second innings while Sudip Gharami made 23. Bengal have now won their opening two matches of the season after defeating Delhi in Kalyani in the first round.
CricHubb Take
The back-to-back wins give Bengal early momentum and show that their spin-heavy attack can exploit slow surfaces even when the batting does not fire.