The Ranji Trophy is bringing curiosity in every match, as the group phase is coming to an end, the contests are intensifying with spectacular performances. On Friday, Bengal provided one of the great performances of this tournament and outplayed Haryana despite having a low score on the board in the first innings. Sudip Chatterjee’s bat spoke loudly again in the first innings, with the help of his 86 runs, Bengal put 193 runs in total on the board. Amid Sudip Chatterjee’s 86 runs, no Bengal batter was able to score more than 30 runs. Abhimanyu Easwaran was the only batter who surpassed the 20 runs mark. Despite having a bad outing in the crease, Bengal bowlers balanced the insufficiency, providing top-notch performances, making Haryana all out in just 100 runs.
Akash Deep and Shahbaz Ahmed took 5 wickets each
Akash Deep and Shahbaz Ahmed bowled exceptionally well to give Bengal a lead of 93 runs. Akash Deep bowled 15 overs and took 5 wickets, conceding 40 runs. While Shahbaz Ahmed put the batters under pressure, he took 5 wickets in 11 overs.
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For Haryana, three batters got out on a duck; in total, seven batters got out with a single-digit score.
Bengal is now batting in the second innings at 44 runs, losing one wicket of Sudip Chatterjee.
Mumbai players came out in the field wearing masks
Mumbai players came out in the field wearing masks to protect themselves from pollution. It happened in the match between Delhi and Mumbai. The AQI hovered around 160, and there was construction going on just beside the Bandra Kurla Complex ground.
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Sarfaraz Khan, along with his brother Musheer Khan and Himangsu Singh, was seen wearing masks in the third season of the day.
