Services 12 without loss at stumps in a chase of 197. Bengal’s leftarm spin bowling all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed, returning from injury, claimed 4/35 runs in 19 overs, while offspinner Aamir Gani took 4/31 as Services were dismissed for 122 in 62.2 overs in reply to Bengal’s first innings total of 184. All 10 Services wickets fell to Bengal’s spinners, with left-arm spinner Pradipta Pramanik claiming 2/31 at the Palam A Ground.
Fifteen wickets fell on a gripping second day as Bengal gained a slight advantage over Services in their Ranji Trophy Group C match Monday.
Captain Rajat Paliwal offered some resistance with an unbeaten 48 off 129 balls, while Shubham Rohilla made 17 and Nitin Tanwar scored 16. Skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran top-scored with 30, while wicketkeeper-batter Abishek Porel contributed 25 and Sudip Kumar Gharami made 23. Services openers Rohilla and Tanwar negotiated the five overs before stumps without losing a wicket, taking the score to 12. At the Palam B Ground, it was a sharp contrast, with the bat dominating as Delhi piled up 648 for six declared against group-leaders Gujarat, powered by captain Ayush Badoni’s double century after Priyansh Arya’s 199-run effort on Sunday. Gourav Choudhary top-scored with 50, while Shantanu Mishra made 32. Captain Subhranshu Senapati was unbeaten on 16, with Sandeep Pattnaik on two at close of play.
