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It is expected that Ishan Porel may be dropped from the playing XI of the last match. Left-arm spinner Pradipta Pramanik will be included in the XI along with all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed.
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Alur: The Bengal batsmen would like to repeat their impressive performance in the quarterfinals but it will not be easy to play against the Madhya Pradesh team in the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy. IPL India’s best home coach in Stars and Chandrakant Pandit.
Madhya Pradesh are considered one of the best sides and even without Venkatesh Iyer or Avesh Khan, RCB could prove to be a handful with the likes of star Rajat Patidar, pacer Kuldeep Sen and spinner Kumar Karthikeya .
To this add veteran seamer Puneet Date and talented batsman Akshat Raghuvanshi and former India The stumper’s team became a worthy contender for the Blue Riband Championship.
But last edition’s runners-up Bengal is no pushover, having knocked Jharkhand out of their quarter-finals, with nine of its batsmen reaching the world record for half-centuries.
Bengal coach Sourasish Lahiri said that the pitch at Alur ground will not be as calm as was introduced in Just. Cricket Academy, where he scored 1000 runs in two innings.
“The Alur track looks a bit on the drier side and we may have to bring in an extra spinner at the cost of a fast bowler. Akash Deep has the X-factor and we all know that Mukesh Kumar has been Bengal’s most consistent bowler in the last few seasons,” Lahiri told PTI on the eve of the match.
It is expected that Ishan Porel may be dropped from the playing XI of the last match. Left-arm spinner Pradipta Pramanik will be included in the XI along with all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed.
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