GROUP c
Kalyani, Oct 13: Delhi faced an uphill task against Bengal after reaching 101 for three at stumps on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match on Tuesday, trailing by 88 runs with one day remaining.
Bengal, who resumed at 304 for three, were bowled out for 429 to secure a first-innings lead of 189. Sudip Kumar Gharami scored 133, while Abhishek Porel struck 149 and Sumanta Gupta contributed 50. Delhi skipper Ayush Badoni led the bowling effort with five for 43.
Delhi suffered an early setback in their second innings when Yash Dhull retired hurt. Badoni, unbeaten on 24, and Anuj Rawat, on 25, steadied the innings after the visitors slipped to 59 for three. Akash Deep and Mukesh Kumar claimed a wicket each.
Elsewhere, Jharkhand remained firmly in control against Kerala, who were 269 for six in reply to 587, with Abhishek Nair scoring 126.Gujarat held a narrow advantage over Odisha after the visitors reached 119 for four in their second innings, leading by four runs. Gujarat had scored 439 in reply to Odisha’s 324, with Vedant Trivedi making 108.
Maharashtra led Services by 172 runs after reaching 66 for five in their second innings. Ankit Bawne remained unbeaten on 32 as Maharashtra attempted to recover from a top-order collapse.