Anustup Majumdar got here up with an unbeaten 137 to assist Bengal avert a collapse and attain a decent 335 for six in opposition to host Haryana, on the primary day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group ‘A’ match at Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
A veteran of many battles, Anustup used his expertise to good measure to thwart a decided Haryana assault on a difficult Lahli pitch, when most of his colleagues from the Bengal top-order faltered.
With the Bengal innings precariously poised at 109 for 4 at one stage, Anustup anchored his crew’s restoration course of by sharing two 90-plus partnerships for the fifth and sixth wickets. Anustup and debutant Suvankar Bal (30) added a significant 92 runs for the fifth wicket to take the crew previous the 200-run mark.
After Suvankar’s dismissal, Anustup paired with wicketkeeper Abishek Porel (49) to have a 95-run partnership for the sixth wicket and see the Bengal innings to security (296 for six). Anustup continued to encourage Bengal’s restoration alongside Pradipta Pramanik (23 batting), including 39 runs for the seventh wicket earlier than the top of day’s motion.
Anustup struck 14 boundaries in 193 balls to achieve his unbeaten 137 as Bengal hoped to achieve an enormous rating in its first innings.
Earlier within the day, the Bengal top-order couldn’t produce a lot seeing opener Karan Lal (20) departing early. Abhimanyu Easwaran (57) did present some good batting however his different colleagues like Sudip Gharami (10) and captain Manoj Tiwary (1) struggled in opposition to Haryana’s bowling assault.