Incisive: Porel & Co. made positive Karnataka couldn’t get the first-innings lead.
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Bengal moved to a robust place on the penultimate day of its Elite ‘C’ Ranji Trophy match towards Karnataka right here on Friday.
Bengal quick bowler Ishan Porel did the harm within the morning session, choosing up three fast wickets to bowl Karnataka out for 221.
Sitting on an 80-run innings lead, Bengal took a cautious method within the second essay to maneuver to 127 for 3. With an general benefit of 207 runs, the customer might push for a win on Saturday.
Resuming on 155 for 5, Karnataka counted on in a single day batters Abhinav Manohar and Shreyas Gopal to construct an enormous partnership. This was to not be, as Shreyas (28) fell caught-behind to Porel within the fourth over of the day.
A short time later, the house workforce was struck a physique blow when Manohar was taken by wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha. The large enchantment for an inside edge was upheld by the umpire, at the same time as Manohar expressed his discontent.
Younger Hardik Raj (11) was despatched again trying a decent single, when substitute Pradipta Pramanik threw down the stumps. Vidyadhar Patil (33) and V. Koushik (11) supplied some resistance, placing on 40 runs for the ninth wicket. Vidyadhar gave a superb account of his batting skills, placing it clear and much when deliveries had been in his arc.
Karnataka’s hopes of getting near the Bengal complete evaporated when quick bowler Suraj Sindhu cleaned up Vidyadhar’s stumps.
Timber! Vidyadhar might solely look again as Sindhu received him bowled.
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Bengal openers Shuvam Dey (30) and Sudip Chatterjee (48) blunted the brand new ball risk with grit and endurance. By the point the duo was despatched again – each to thick edges – Karnataka had misplaced floor.
Within the night session, a Vidyadhar peach shocked first-innings centurion Anustup Majumdar. The Bengal skipper pressed ahead to defend, however Vidyadhar snuck the ball between bat and pad to flatten the center stump.
The scores:
Bengal – 1st innings: 301.
Karnataka – 1st innings: Mayank Agarwal b Sindhu 17, Kishan Bedare (concussion substitute) c Shahbaz b Porel 23, Sujay Sateri c Saha b Vivek 10, R. Smaran c Chatterjee b Sindhu 26, Manish Pandey c Shuvam b Vivek 0, Abhinav Manohar c Saha b Porel 55, Shreyas Gopal c Saha b Porel 28, Hardik Raj run out 11, Vidyadhar Patil b Sindhu 33, V. Koushik lbw b Porel 11, Abhilash Shetty (not out) 0; Extras (lb-6, w-1): 7; Complete (in 82.1 overs): 221.
Fall of wickets: 1-34, 2-52, 3-62, 4-63, 5-97, 6-162, 7-171, 8-181, 9-221.
Bengal bowling: Porel 23.1-5-54-4, Sindhu 25.2-4-65-3, Vivek 16.4-3-46-2, Shahbaz 9-0-23-0, Avilin 3-1-9-0, Gani 5-1-18-0.
Bengal – 2nd innings: Shuvam Dey c Sateri b Abhilash 30, Sudip Chatterjee c Sateri b Koushik 48, Sudip Kumar (batting) 25, Anustup Majumdar b Vidyadhar 5, Shahbaz Ahmed (batting) 12; Extras (lb-5, nb-2); 7; Complete (for 3 wkts. in 44 overs): 127.
Fall of wickets: 1-69, 2-97, 3-106.
Karnataka bowling: Koushik 12-5-21-1, Abhilash 13-1-44-1, Vidyadhar 13-2-37-1, Shreyas 4-1-11-0, Hardik 2-0-9-0.
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