Anustup Majumdar posted an unbeaten 137 as Bengal went 6-6 to 335 against hosts Haryana on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group ‘A’ match at Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. bottom.
A veteran of many battles, his Anustup used his experience to hold off a determined Haryana attack in the difficult Raari fields when most of his fellow Bengal Top Order were weakened. .
Bengal’s innings were shaky at one point as he was 109 for 4, but Anustup made it to the fifth and his sixth wickets by sharing two of his 90-plus partnerships. , fixed the team recovery process. Anustup and his debutant Suvankar Bal (30) added an important 92 runs for the fifth wicket to propel the team past his 200 runs.
After Suvankar’s dismissal, Anustup wicket-keeper He teamed with Abishek Porel (49) and on the sixth wicket he made a 95-run partnership to secure Bengal his innings (296 for 6). Anustup continued to inspire Bengal’s recovery alongside Pradipta Pramanik (23 strokes) adding 39 runs for 7 wickets by the end of the day.
Anustap added to his 193 ball he scored 14 limit and undefeated him 137 balls. Bengal on the other hand wanted to score big in the first innings.
Earlier in the day, top-order Bengal retired early after failing to produce a featured opener, Karan Lal (20). Abhimanyu Easwaran (57) showed some good shots, but his other colleagues like Sudip Gharami (10) and captain Manoj Tiwary (1) fought off Haryana’s bowling attacks.