Ranji Trophy: Paceman Akash Deep’s five-wicket haul puts Bengal on top against MP | Cricket News – Act Daily News

NEW DELHI: Riding on paceman Akash Deep‘s five-wicket haul, Bengal took an enormous first innings lead of 268 runs and put themselves in a commanding place towards defending champions Madhya Pradesh within the Ranji Trophy semifinal on Friday.
Bengal skipper Manoj Tiwary didn’t implement follow-on regardless of taking an enormous first innings lead. Bengal, who ended Day 3 on 59 for two, prolonged their general result in 327 runs and inch nearer to the ultimate.
Akash Deep (5/42) claimed two wickets in two balls to rattle Madhya Pradesh’s restoration act led by in a single day batter Saransh Jain (65).

He uprooted Jain’s off-stump and within the subsequent ball trapped Kumar Kartikeya leg-before to breathe life into Bengal’s uninteresting assault.
Akash Deep claimed his fourth five-wicket haul in first-class cricket dismissing Avesh Khan earlier than Madhya Pradesh had been bowled out for 170 when their No. 11 batter Gaurav Yadav was run out.
The two-time Ranji champions Bengal final reached the ultimate in 2020 the place they misplaced to Saurashtra. Bengal are but to win the Ranji Trophy since 1989-90.
Much like the primary innings, the opening duo of Abhimanyu Easwaran (19) and Karan Lal (17) departed in fast succession.
First innings centurion duo of Sudip Gharami (12 batting) and Anustup Majumdar (9 batting) had been on the crease with two extra days to go.
Earlier resuming on the in a single day rating of 56 for two, evening watchman Anubhav Agarwal departed with the addition of simply two runs after edging one off Mukesh Kumar.
At the opposite finish, Akash Deep cleaned up Rajat Patidar for a duck, whereas left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed dismissed MP skipper Aditya Srivastava (7) as half of their facet had been out within the pavilion for 89.
Venkatesh Iyer seemed to counter-attack and smashed Akash Deep for a six, however he grew to become Ahmed’s second sufferer.
But the left-right mixture of Jain and Shubham Sharma (44 not out) resisted Bengal with their resolute partnership of 54 runs.
Jain made full use of a reprieve on 37 to finish his fifty because the duo checked out ease.
But Akash triggered the collapse after he was introduced again into the assault within the post-lunch session.
Brief Scores:
Bengal: 438 and 59 for two in 29 overs vs Madhya Pradesh 170 in 79 overs (Saransh Jain 65, Shubham Sharma 44 batting; Akash Deep 5/42, Shahbaz Ahmed 2/30). Bengal lead by 327 runs.
(With inputs from PTI)