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Mohammed Shami’s industrious four-wicket haul and skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran’s unbeaten half-century helped Bengal crook astir a dreary Ranji Trophy Group-C lucifer connected the last time and statesman its run with an emphatic eight-wicket triumph implicit Uttarakhand astatine the Eden Gardens present connected Saturday.
Starting from 165 for two, Uttarakhand was each retired for 265 successful its 2nd innings. Chasing 156, Bengal achieved the people comfortably to stitchery six points.
On a dilatory transportation with the aged ball, an inspired Shami, resuming from his overnight three-over spell, bowled six much tidy overs and got a large breakthrough by trapping Uttarakhand skipper Kunal Chandela (72, 235b, 8x4) limb earlier successful the 10th over of the day.
Bengal’s Abhimanyu Easwaran, left, and Mohammed Shami observe aft winning the Ranji Trophy lucifer against Uttarakhand, astatine the Eden Gardens, successful Kolkata, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI
The publication changed dramatically aft Bengal took the 2nd caller shot successful the 82nd over and secured 5 much wickets by lunch. Bhupen Lalwani, Shashwat Dangwal and Jagadeesa Suchith fell successful 83rd, 84th and 85th overs respectively with Ishan Porel taking 2 and Akash Deep one.
Yuvraj Choudhary (35, 33b, 6x4, 1x6) and Abhay Negi (28, 23b, 5x4) counterattacked, forging a 49-ball 64-run stand, arsenic Akash received immoderate peculiar treatment.
Shami broke the basal by having Negi caught astatine third-man. Soon, Suraj Jaiswal removed Yuvraj, who was held spectacularly by Akash connected the consecutive boundary.
Bengal’s Mohammed Shami bowls during the 4th and past time of the Ranji Trophy lucifer against Uttarakhand, astatine the Eden Gardens, successful Kolkata, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI
In the post-lunch session, Uttarakhand’s innings lasted for 4 deliveries, arsenic Shami claimed two-in-two.
The Bengal batters showed a affirmative intent, scoring astatine an mean of 5.32 runs per over, to enactment unit connected the visitors. Abhimanyu (71 not out, 82b, 6x4), who cut, drove and flicked for his fours and ran good betwixt the wickets, gathered 51 runs with Sudip Chatterjee and 76 with Sudip Gharami (46, 47b, 5x4, 1x6) to acceptable the signifier for Bengal’s Diwali celebrations.
“The occurrence successful the boys propelled america to the win,” said Bengal manager L.R. Shukla.
The scores: Uttarakhand — 1st innings: 213.
Bengal — 1st innings: 323.
Bengal’s Ishan Porel celebrates aft taking the wicket of Uttarakhand’s Jagadeesha Suchith during the 4th and past time of their Ranji Trophy lucifer astatine the Eden Gardens, successful Kolkata, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI
Uttarakhand — 2nd innings: Avneesh Sudha c Chatterjee b Akash 1, Prashant Chopra lbw b Bhati 82, Kunal Chandela lbw b Shami 72, Bhupen Lalwani c Abishek b Ishan 22, Shashwat Dangwal c Shami b Akash 6, Yuvraj Choudhary c Akash b Jaiswal 35, Jagadeesa Suchith b Majumdar b Ishan 1, Abhay Negi c Akash b Shami 28, Janmejay Joshi lbw b Shami 4, Devendra Bora (not out) 7, Rajan Chaudhary b Shami 0; Extras (b-1, lb-5, w-1): 7; Total (in 96.4 overs): 265.
Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-147, 3-173, 4-188, 5-188, 6-189, 7-253, 8-253, 9-265.
Uttarakhand bowling: Shami 24.4-7-38-4, Akash 19-3-79-2, Ishan 17-3-63-2, Jaiswal 22-6-40-1, Bhati 14-1-39-1.
Bengal — 2nd innings: Sudip Chatterjee b Negi 16, Abhimanyu Easwaran (not out) 71, Sudip Gharami c Chopra b Rajan 46, Vishal Bhati (not out) 16; Extras: (lb-5, w-2): 7; Total (for 2 wickets successful 29.3 overs): 156.
Fall of wickets: 1-51, 2-127.
Uttarakhand bowling: Bora 8-1-37-0, Rajan 5-0-20-1, Negi 5-1-31-1, Janmejay 4-0-24-0, Suchith 3.3-0-17-0, Avneesh 4-0-22-0.
Bengal won by 8 wickets.
