Kunal Chandela performed a resolute knock of 136 to steer Uttarakhand’s first innings out of the woods in opposition to visiting Bengal, in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group-A conflict at Abhimanyu Cricket Academy in Dehradun on Thursday.
Chandela’s gritty present ensured that Uttarakhand reached a good 272 after being decreased to 48 for six at one stage. Bengal, which had scored 387 after being requested to bat, took first innings lead of 115 runs earlier than reaching 48 for one in its second innings.
Resuming on the in a single day rating of 104 for six, Uttarakhand was decreased to 118 for seven as Akhil Rawat (40) returned to the pavilion throughout the first hour’s motion after including 14 runs to yesterday’s rating. Just when the Bengal bowlers had been hoping to wrap up Uttarakhand’s first innings, Chandela (136, 304b, 4×13, 6×2) discovered an important companion within the No. 9 batsman Abhay Negi, who scored a affected person 50. The two stood agency in opposition to the Bengal bowling assault and scripted a 128-run partnership for the eighth wicket to bail the house aspect out of hassle. Pradipta Pramanik (4 for 58), Akash Deep (three for 63) and Shahbaz Ahmed (three for 66) had been the picks of Bengal bowlers.
Abhimanyu Easwaran (24) and Sudip Kumar Gharami (24) remained unbeaten as Bengal reached 48 for one to increase its result in 163 runs at stumps on day three.
SCORECARD
Bengal – 1st innings: 387.
Uttarakhand – 1st innings: Avneesh Sudha st Porel b Shahbaz 4, Jiwanjot Singh b Shahbaz 4, Kunal Chandela c Puri b Pramanik 136, Aryan Sharma b Pramanik 8, Swapnil Singh lbw b Akash Deep 4, Aditya Tare b Akash Deep 0, Mayank Mishra b Pramanik 0, Akhil Singh Rawat lbw b Shahbaz 40, Abhay Negi b Akash Deep 50, Akash Madhwal st Abishek Porel b Pramanik 4, Deepak Dhapola not out 0; Extras (b-4, lb-14, w-0, nb-4 ): 22, Total (in 105.3 overs): 272.
Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-17, 3-38, 4-47, 5 – 47, 6-48, 7-118, 8-246, 9-251.
Bengal bowling: Ishan Porel 17-5-40-0, Shahbaz 27-5-66-3, Akash Deep 21-5-63-3, Pramanik 32.3-7-58-4, Puri 8-2-27-0.
Bengal – 2nd innings: Sayan Shekhar Mandal lbw Mayank Mishra 0, Abhimanyu Easwaran 24 (batting), Sudip Kumar Gharami 24 (Batting); Extras: 0, Total (for one wkt in 24 overs): 48.
Fall of wicket: 1-0.
Uttarakhand bowling: Mishra 9-1-25-1, Dhapola 5-2-15-0, Swapnil Singh 7-1-7-0, Negi 3-2-1-0.