Rain, bad light halt Bengal in their tracks
KOLKATA: Rain and bad light on Wednesday led to 9.3 overs in 53 minutes being possible on the third day of the Group A Ranji Trophy tie between Bengal and Delhi at Eden Gardens here. This was the third time in three games at Eden in 2019-20 that conditions had interrupted cricket.
Resuming on overnight score of 192/6, Delhi, chasing Bengal’s total of 318 all out for the first innings lead, were 217/7 when poor light stopped play on a grey day. Wet outfield due to early morning rain had to the first session being cancelled.
In conditions ideal for pace bowling when play began at 12:30pm, Delhi wicket-keeper Anuj Rawat thwarted left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed’s bid for a second successive hattrick. Ahmed was replaced by Mukesh Kumar and he trapped Rawat leg-before with his third ball. Brief scores: Bengal 318 vs Delhi 217/7 (D Shorey 65, J Sidhu 49 *)
UNADKAT’S SIX
IANSADDS FROMV ADODARA: Jaydev Unadkat picked up six wickets as Saurashtra held their nerve to win by four wickets against Baroda in a Group B Elite Ranji Trophy game here on Wednesday.
Saurashtra had 200 to chase down and were on the mat at 113/6. But Aarpit Vasavada and Prerak Mankad got together and they took the bull by the horns, adding 87 to take Saurashtra over the line by four wickets.
Meanwhile, in Surat in a Group A game, Gujarat need 105 more to win against Vidarbha.
At 104/6, Vidarbha were down in the dumps, leading by just 36.
KARNATAKA TAKE LEAD
NEW DELHI: Karnataka ensured that they will return home with at least three points as they took a 17-run first innings lead against Railways on the third day. After dismissing the hosts for 182, Karnataka were reeling at 177/9 at one stage.
Brief scores (key games): Railways 182 (A Yadav 62; P Jain); Karnataka 199/9 (S Sharath 56*, A Mishra 5/70). Dharamsala: Mumbai 372/5 - No play on day 3.
Indore: MP 230 and 160 lost to UP 216 and 178/3
Vadodara: Baroda 154 and 187 (J Unadkat 6/75) lost to Saurashtra 142 and 200/6 (H Desai 49,L Meriwala 2/35) by four wickets