{"id":288644,"date":"2023-02-19T06:41:46","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T06:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/02\/19\/ranji-trophy-saurashtra-beat-bengal-by-9-wickets-to-bag-second-title-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-02-19T06:41:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T06:41:46","slug":"ranji-trophy-saurashtra-beat-bengal-by-9-wickets-to-bag-second-title-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/02\/19\/ranji-trophy-saurashtra-beat-bengal-by-9-wickets-to-bag-second-title-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranji Trophy: Saurashtra beat Bengal by 9 wickets to bag second title | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Saurahstra beat <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/west-bengal\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/west-bengal\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bengal<\/a> by 9 wickets in the <!-- -->Ranji Trophy<!-- --> final at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday as captain <!-- -->Jaydev Unadkat<!-- --> claimed a match haul of nine wickets, including 6\/85 in the second innings.<br \/>Having given away a big first innings lead of 230 runs, Bengal, who were overnight 169\/4 in their second essay, folded for 241, handing the visitors a mere 12 runs target to win the final.<br \/>Saurashtra<!-- --> lost their opening batter <!-- -->Jay Gohil<!-- --> (0) off the bowling of Akash Deep but eventually went past the target, reaching 14 for 1 in 2.4 overs, to wrap up the match with one day and two full sessions to spare.<br \/>Saurashtra&#8217;s earlier triumph was in 2019-20 season when they defeated Bengal on the basis of first innings lead. In the last 10 seasons, they have made the final on five occasions, underlining their consistency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"19\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>&#x1f3c6;The reactions say it all &#x1f60a; &#x1f917;That moment when Saurashtra began the celebrations after winning the #RanjiTrophy\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/3TA425WZKX<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCCIdomestic\/status\/1627186008436662272\">1676786350000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Ranji Trophy title eluded Bengal yet again. They last won it in 1998-90 when they defeated a star-studded Delhi at the same Eden Gardens. Their first title had come in 1938-39 in the pre-independence era.<br \/>Earlier in the morning session, Unadkat showed the way after a freak run-out of Bengal batter Shahbaz Ahmed (27). The veteran Saurashtra skipper added four wickets to his overnight tally of two.<br \/>The old Bengal warhorse duo of skipper Manoj Tiwary (68) and Anustup Majumdar (61) slammed valiant half-centuries but the home side were let down by their top-order batters, including the promising Abhimanyu Easwaran who scored 0 and 16 in the two innings.<br \/>In-form No. 3 batter Sudip Gharami, who is fresh from a 112 and 41 in the semifinal against Madhya Pradesh and has 800-plus runs this season, also came a cropper and scored 0 and 14 in the two innings.<br \/>The decision to hand debut to Sumanta Gupta in a Ranji final also will rankle Bengal as he did not show any technique of a top-order batter and perished to an outgoing delivery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"31\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>That Winning Feeling &#x1f3c6; &#x1f60a;Congratulations to the @JUnadkat-led Saurashtra on their #RanjiTrophy title triumph &#x1f64c; &#x1f64c;\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/KEeZ0kb4Br<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCCIdomestic\/status\/1627191821083500545\">1676787736000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>State sports minister-cum-cricketer Tiwary had delayed his retirement to win a Ranji title from his fourth final, and it remains to be seen whether he continue to play in the upcoming season.<br \/>Earlier, the overnight duo of Tiwary and Shahbaz Ahmed committed hara-kiri while going for a third run. Ahmed had to sacrifice his wicket to give Saurahshtra their first breakthrough of the day.<br \/>It also unsettled Tiwary as he followed suit and got out for 68 after chasing a wide delivery from Unadkat.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component _2fQ7a undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"21\" msid=\"98059415\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-98059415,width-600,resizemode-4\/98059415.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"em \">(PTI Photo)<\/span><br \/>In no time, Bengal were reduced to 205\/9, still trailing by 25 runs.<br \/>But, Bengal&#8217;s last pair of Mukesh Kumar and Ishan Porel avoided the ignominy of an innings defeat, scoring 36 runs in 37 balls to delay the inevitable.<br \/>Unadkat, who was released from the Indian Test side to play in the Ranji final, had bagged 3\/44 in the Bengal first innings. He was ably supported by fellow left-arm pacer Chetan Sakariya (3\/33) after they opted to bowl on a lively pitch.<br \/>Having prepared a green-top, Bengal were caught in their own web as their top-order batters showed complete lack of application on the opening day. <\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component _2fQ7a undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"18\" msid=\"98059320\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-98059320,width-600,resizemode-4\/98059320.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"em \">(PTI Photo)<\/span><br \/><span class=\"strong\">BRIEF SCORES:<\/span><br \/><span class=\"strong\">Bengal <\/span>174 and 241 in 70.4 overs (Manoj Tiwary 68, Anustup Majumdar 61; Jaydev Unadkat 6\/85, Chetan Sakariya 3\/76).<br \/><span class=\"strong\">Saurashtra: <\/span>404 and 14\/1 in 2.4 overs.<br \/><span class=\"strong\">RESULT: <\/span>Saurashtra won by 9 wickets<br \/><span class=\"strong\">(With PTI inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? 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