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Young brigade shine as Bengal earn crucial
three points; debutant Ritwik scores fifty, Akash bags six


6th January 2020
Young brigade led the charge as Bengal outplayed Gujarat to grab crucial 3 points in a rain-curtailed Ranji Trophy encounter that concluded today at Eden Gardens.
Commencing the day at 169/7 Gujarat batters could add only 25 more runs as Akash Deep and Ishan Porel cleaned up the tail quickly and gave the hosts a chance to bag as much as point possible from a game that saw barely 140 overs bowled.
The Bengal pace duo danced through opponents batting lineup as Akash bagged 6 wickets lekaing just 60 runs while Ishan took 4 for 62 and bundled them for 194 runs and debutant Ritwik Roy Chowdhury smashed a superb unbeaten half-century while chasing.
Bengal batters showed the urgency from the very beginning to earn the first innings lead as skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran stitched two crucial partnerships with Ayan Bhattacharya and Manoj Tiwary.
Easwaran's fantastic innings came to an end after being removed by Tejas Patel on 42 while Manoj made a patient 81-ball 37.
Afte that experienced Shreevats Goswami (29) and the debutant helped Bengal earn the crucial first innings lead.
Riwtik scored 53 not out off 67 deliveries while Shahbaz showed off his batting skills to score unbeaten 27 and end the game on 239/5.




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