Kalyani, Oct 11 (PTI) Out-of-favour India pacer Mohammed Shami showed his class as he returned with impressive figures of 4 for 30 to help Bengal bundle Delhi out for 240 on the opening day of a Group C Ranji Trophy match here on Sunday.
Opting to bowl, Bengal were right on the money with their pacers making the ball talk on a seaming surface as Akash Deep (2/74) and Mukesh Kumar (1/43) also reaped rewards.
Off-spinner Amir Ghani also purchased assistance from the wicket, picking up three wickets for 45 runs.
Shami’s scalps were Yash Dhull, Ayush Doseja, Hrithik Shokeen, who top-scored for Delhi with a 98-ball 56, and Divij Mehra as Bengal bowled out Delhi in 77.3 overs.
Jharkhand make steady start against Kerala
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Opener Shikhar Mohan struck a fluent 143 off 196 balls with the help of 18 boundaries and two sixes, while Utkarsh Singh made 71 off 147 balls to guide Jharkhand to 289 for five after opting to bat on the opening day of their Group C match against Kerala in Jamshedpur.
For Kerala, off-spinner Vaisakh Chandran (3/71) and all-rounder Jalaj Saxena (2/80) were the wicket-takers.
Bawne unbeaten ton guide help Maharashtra reach 287 for 5
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Middle-order batter Ankit Bawne struck a patient unbeaten 105 off 232 deliveries, a knock that was studded with 11 fours and one hit over the fence, while skipper Prithvi Shaw made quick 70 off just 73 balls at the top to help Maharashtra pile up 287 for five on the opening day of the Group C match against Services in New Delhi.
Left-arm spinner Arjun Sharma (3/74) and left-arm medium pacer Raj Bahadur (2/49) accounted for five Maharashtra wickets.
Choudhary’s ton guides Odisha to 272 for three against Gujarat
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Opener Gaurav Choudhary hit a well-crafted unbeaten 121 off 263 balls while Sandeep Pattnaik remained not out on 69 off 139 deliveries as Odisha piled up 272 for three on the first day of their Group C match against Gujarat after opting to bat in Ahmedabad.
Choudhary decorated his ton with 10 boundaries and two sixes, while Pattnaik hit 12 fours during unbeaten knock.
Gujarat bowlers cut a sorry figure on Sunday with skipper Chintan Gaja (1/46), Arzan Nagwaswalla (1/57) and Harshal Patel (1/77) returning with wickets.
Brief Scores:
At Kalyani: Delhi 240 all out in 77.3 overs (Hrithik Shokeen 56, Ayush Doseja 45; Mohammed Shami 4/30) vs Bengal.
At Jamshedpur: Jharkhand 289 for 5 in 90 overs (Shikhar Mohan 143, Utkarsh Singh 71; Vaisakh Chandran 3/71) vs Kerala.
At New Delhi: Maharashtra 287 for 5 in 90 overs (Ankit Bawne 105 not out, Prithvi Shaw 70; Arjun Sharma 3/74) vs Services.
At Ahmedabad: Odisha 272 for 3 in 90 overs (Gourav Choudhary 121 not outSandeep Pattnaik 69 not out; Chintan Gaja 1/46). PTI SSC SSC APS
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