Anustup slams brilliant 101
against Karnataka in Ranji Trophy


6th November 2024
Skipper Anustup Majumdar led from the front with brilliant century as Bengal reached 249/5 in their first innings at stumps on Day 1 against Karnataka in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
The experienced batter smashed a superb 101 in 164 balls with 16 boundaries to bring up his 17th First-Class ton.
In-form Sudip Chatterjee (55) and Shahbaz Ahmed (54 not out) also impressed.
At the end of the day's play, Shahbaz and Wriddhiman Saha (6 not out) remained unbeaten for Bengal. Avilin Ghosh (23) also chipped in with useful runs.
Bowler Rishav Vivek made his first-class debut for Bengal.
Put into bat, the visitors lost Shuvam Dey (0) and Sudip Kumar Gharami (5) early.
Against the run of play, two experienced batters Chatterjee and Anustup combined perfectly to take Bengal to a respectable total.
After their dismissal, Shahbaz and Avilin held fort to take team closer to 250-run mark.
For Karnataka, Koushik V bagged three wickets.

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