Ranji Trophy | Vintage Anustup steers Bengal out of trouble and into position of strength

Anustup Majumdar selected the offside to assemble most of his runs by cuts and drives towards Assam of their Ranji Trophy match in Guwahati on Friday, twenty sixth January 2024.
| Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR

Anustup Majumdar continued along with his advantageous type, scoring his fifteenth First-Class hundred as he steered Bengal out of trouble and on to a stable platform on day one of its Ranji Trophy Group-B match towards Assam on the ACA Stadium, Barsapara, right here on Friday.

Put in to bat, Bengal rode on Anustup’s century and captain Manoj Tiwary’s half-century to be positioned comfortably at 242 for 4 in its first innings at shut of the day’s play.

Medium pacer Mukhtar Hussain justified captain Riyan Parag’s choice to area first as he saved it tight to entice the Bengal openers in entrance.

Parag then accounted for Mohammad Kaif, who was promoted up the order, to compound Bengal’s issues.

Sudip Gharami and Anustup tried to consolidate earlier than the previous was claimed by pacer Dharani Rabha.

Then the seasoned duo of Anustup and Tiwary batted sensibly for a much-needed 185-run stand. The unbroken fifth-wicket partnership put Bengal in a position from the place it may well go on to submit a formidable complete.

Bengal’s Anustup Majumdar, proper, celebrates his century with skipper Manoj Tiwary towards Assam of their Ranji Trophy match in Guwahati on Friday, twenty sixth January 2024.
| Photo Credit:
RITU RAJ KONWAR

Anustup (120 batting, 197b, 16×4) selected the offside to assemble most of his runs by cuts and drives.

Tiwary (68 batting, 182b, 7×4), who performed a a lot slower innings, confirmed his love for drives. He accomplished 10,000 runs in First-Class cricket throughout his knock and turned the fourth batter from Bengal to realize the milestone.

Several dwelling bowlers lacked self-discipline as Assam gave away 13 no-balls.

The scores: Bengal — 1st innings: Sourav Paul lbw b Mukhtar 12, Shreyansh Ghosh lbw b Mukhtar 13, Mohammad Kaif b Parag 2, Sudip Gharami lbw b Rabha 10, Anustup Majumdar (batting) 120, Manoj Tiwary (batting) 68; Extras (lb-4, nb-13): 17, Total (for 4 wickets in 78 overs): 242.

Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-28, 3-28, 4-57.

Assam bowling: Mukhtar 20-6-36-2, Mrinmoy 11-0-59-0, Parag 6-1-17-1, Rabha 8-0-34-1, Sengupta 11-3-40-0, Rahul 22-2-52-0.