Maharashtra beat Bengal by 10 wickets to top Ranji Trophy Group C
Captain Prithvi Shaw scored an unbeaten 53 as Maharashtra chased 112 in 19.4 overs at Eden Gardens.
Maharashtra secured a 10-wicket victory over Bengal in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match at Eden Gardens on Thursday. Chasing a target of 112, Maharashtra reached 114 without losing a wicket in 19.4 overs, according to News18 and Rediff.
Captain Prithvi Shaw anchored the chase with an unbeaten 53 off 50 balls, including three fours and four sixes. Sachin Dhas provided support with an unbeaten 61 from 68 deliveries, hitting 10 boundaries.
The win earned Maharashtra seven points, including a bonus point, taking their total to 19 points and moving them to the top of the group. Bengal moved to second place with 18 points.
Bengal was bowled out for 186 in 54.4 overs in their second innings. Abhishek Porel top-scored with 65 off 84 balls, while Sumanta Gupta contributed 59 from 93 deliveries, adding 64 runs for the seventh wicket.
Pradeep Dadhe took four for 48 from 17.4 overs, and Hitesh Walunj also claimed four wickets for 53 runs. Tanay Sanghvi, who was named Player of the Match for his 60 not out and bowling figures of three for 30 and two for 59, took two for 59.
Bengal captain Abhimanyu Easwaran scored nine runs in the second innings after making 10 in the first. Maharashtra had previously established a 75-run first-innings lead after Bengal was dismissed for 143.