Buchi Babu tournament: Bengal claims 68-run win over TNCA XI

Bengal coach Pranab Roy requested for TNCA XI coach Lakshmipathy Balaji to offer a pep speak to his squad on the finish of day’s play on Monday and Balaji obliged. The younger squad was all ears to Balaji who delivered a powerful dosage of motivation.

On Tuesday, Bengal appeared pumped up all through as positive bowling efforts from off-spinner Toufik Uddin Mondal (4 for 37) and left-arm spinner Vaibhav Yadav (three for 43) enabled it to bowl out TNCA XI for 138 in its second innings and clinch a morale-boosting 68-run win on day three of the Group-D match within the Buchi Babu All India invitational cricket event on the India Cement Company floor right here.

Tamil Nadu’s Ch. Jitendra Kumar was absent damage as he sustained a knee damage whereas fielding at lengthy on within the first session of the day.

Despite the loss, TNCA XI has nonetheless certified for the semifinals. Bengal coach Pranab Roy was glad that his workforce’s marketing campaign has ended on a successful word.

He claimed that Bengal hadn’t had match apply for round 4 months due to the monsoon rains in West Bengal. The workforce appears to have solely practised indoors. Subsequently, Bengal suffered a 126-run defeat versus Kerala in its first group match right here.

Unlike TNCA XI that had a 9-day hole between its first match and this one, Bengal solely had a three-day hole.

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Earlier within the day, Toufik, who resumed from his in a single day 52, obtained to 90 (80b, 7×4, 7×6) to assist Bengal get to 241 and set TNCA a 207-run goal.

Bengal’s 19-year-old Shashank Singh was adjudged the player-of-the-match for his 68 (115b, 4×4, 4×6) and 59 (84b, 8×4, 1×6) within the first and second innings.

The scores: Group-D (day three): Bengal 193 & 241 in 68.5 overs (Shashank Singh 59, Toufik Uddin Mondal 90, M. Siddharth 4/87) bt Tamil Nadu 228 & 138 in 46.1 overs (Toufik Uddin Mondal 4/37).