Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Rishav, Suraj put Bengal in control against Karnataka
Xtra Time Web Desk: After the batsmen put up a show, the bowlers joined the party as Bengal were in a strong position at the end of the second day against Karnataka in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday.
After posting 301 in their first innings, Bengal reduced Karnataka to 155/5 at stumps on Day 2. The home side were still trailing by 146 runs.
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Debutant Rishav Vivek (2-44), Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal (2-53) and Ishan Porel (1-38) were lethal with the ball for Bengal.
Karnataka star batters Mayank Agarwal (17) and Manish Pandey (0) failed to make an impact.
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Earlier, after skipper Anustup Majumdar's brilliant ton, Shahbaz Ahmed (59), Aamir Gani (18) and Suraj (16) scored handy runs to help Bengal put up a challenging total.
