Last Update: January 06, 2023, 18:30 IST
Abhimanyu Easwaran (PTI Image)
The Bengal-Uttarakhand match ended in a stalemate as Uttarakhand scored 69 for no loss in 23 overs in their second innings, while opener Avnish Sudha (54 not out) and skipper Jeevanjot Singh (14 not out) remained unbeaten.
Abhimanyu Easwaran continued his fine form with an unbeaten 82 in Bengal’s second innings as their Ranji Trophy Group A match against hosts Uttarakhand ended in a draw here on Friday.
Easwaran, who scored 165 in the first innings at his namesake ground, continued from where he had left off and added 58 to his overnight score, while Sudeep Kumar Gharami (72) scored another 48 on Friday as Bengal won their second Innings declared. 206 for 7, Uttarakhand an impossible target of 322 runs.
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The match ended in a stalemate as Uttarakhand scored 69 for no loss in 23 overs in their second innings with opener Avnish Sudha (54 not out) and skipper Jeevanjot Singh (14 not out) remaining unbeaten.
Despite getting three points from the match on the basis of first innings lead, Bengal are second in Group A with 19 points from four matches, while Uttarakhand have got one point and are on 20 points with the same number of points. is on top. matches.
Other Group A matches between Odisha and Nagaland, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and Baroda and Himachal Pradesh also failed to produce a result.
But Odisha, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh grabbed three points from their matches on the basis of first innings lead, while Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh and Baroda had to be content with one point each.
Brief scores: At Dehradun: Bengal 387 and 206 for 7 dec (Abhimanyu Easwaran 82 not out, Sudeep Kumar Gharami 72; Mayank Mishra 4/99) vs Uttarakhand 272 and 69 for no loss in 23 overs (Avneesh Sudha 54). Bengal 3 points, Uttarakhand 1 point.
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At Cuttack: Nagaland 433 & 120 for 1 in 32 overs (Joshua Ozukum 56, Yugandhar Singh 53 not out; Jayanta Behera 1/34) vs Odisha 535 for 8 dec (Shantanu Mishra 200, Prayash Singh 104; Akash Singh 4/73) . Odisha 3 points, Nagaland 1 point.
At Lucknow: Haryana 365 (Ankit Kumar 174, Sumit Kumar 95; Aaqib Khan 4/73) vs Uttar Pradesh 197 & 72 for 1 in 12 overs (Priyam Garg 36 not out, Dhruv Jurel 31 not out; Ajit Chahal 1/41) . Haryana 3 points, Uttar Pradesh 1 point.
At Vadodara: Baroda 355 and 216 for 6 (Pratyush Kumar 59, Jyotsneel Singh 50; Gurvinder Singh 5/59) vs Himachal Pradesh 561 8 decl (Prashant Chopra 159, Ankit Kalsi 145; Ninad Rathwa 4/127). Himachal Pradesh 3 points, Baroda 1 point.
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