Agniv Pan

Skipper Manoj Tiwary and middle order-batsman Agniv Pan struck half centuries as Bengal scored 190 for three against Tamil Nadu in their Ranji Trophy Group 'A' match on Sunday.

Opener Sayan Mondal slammed a century as Bengal amassed 332/5 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group A clash against Punjab on Thursday.

A 115-run fourth-wicket stand between Manoj Tiwary and Agniv Pan helped Bengal beat Tripura by five wickets in their Elite Group ‘C’ Vijay Hazare Trophy clash at the KL Saini ground in Jaipur on Wednesday.

Bengal batsmen led by Manoj Tiwary employed a cautious approach against a disciplined Tamil Nadu attack that restricted them to 190 for 3 on the first day of the Ranji Trophy group A encounter.

The Bengal side is boosted by the return of Ishan Porel for their quarterfinal match against Odisha in Cuttack from Thursday. The 16-member squad announced on Sunday afternoon also saw the return of Sudip Chatterjee. While Porel is back from India A team’s tour of New Zealand, Chatterjee is making a comeback after being left out after the first two league matches due to poor form.

Bengal selectors on Monday took a bold decision by including India Under-19 Asia Cup-winning team member Karan Lal in the squad for the first three matches of the upcoming Vijay Hazare (50-over) Trophy.

Bengal bowlers did the job once again as they set up a six-wicket win against Madhya Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) meet in Mumbai on Friday.

The Bengal Under-23 side held nerves to pull off a sensational three-run victory against Kerala to make the finals of the National One-day meet in Kanpur on Sunday.

Bengal selectors opted for experience as old warhorses Manoj Tiwary and Anushtup Majumder returned to the side for the Vijay Hazare Trophy (50-over) meet.

Bengal held their nerves beating Maharashtra by four wickets in a high-scoring thriller to set up a clash with Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Jharkhand in the semi-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Left-handed batsman Kazi Saifi was on Sunday named Bengal skipper for the upcoming Under-25 one-day domestic tournament in Hyderabad from November 12.

Opener Abhimanyu Easwaran batted with a lot of determination as his unbeaten 123 helped Bengal reach a decent 288 for 3 against Uttar Pradesh in a Ranji Trophy group league encounter on Thursday.

Bengal seamers led by Ashok Dinda brought their team back in the match by blowing away Railways top-order after being bowled out for 205 in the first innings of the Ranji Trophy group A encounter on Thursday.

The cold war between Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and discarded India spinner Pragyan Ojha intensified after the state body "failed to establish contact" with him before naming the Bengal squad for two-match warm-up tour of Gujarat, starting September 17.

Bengal held their nerves beating Maharashtra by four wickets in a high-scoring thriller to set up a clash with Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Jharkhand in the semi-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

The name of former India captain Sourav Ganguly once made the rounds as the next India coach. However, that did not materialised, but the southpaw has expressed his desire for the post in his close circles.

Bengal named an unchanged squad for their Ranji Trophy semifinal against Karnataka at Eden Gardens scheduled from Saturday.

Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran hit a classy unbeaten century to help Mohun Bagan clinch the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) first division One-day tournament. In the final on Tuesday, Mohun Bagan defeated Bhowanipur Club by six wickets at JU salt lake second campus ground.

Bengal scored a first innings total of 404 before reducing Punjab to 168 for four at stumps on day two of their Group A Ranji Trophy encounter.

Bengal skipper Manoj Tiwary had been named the best cricket of the year by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) for the 2016-17 season.

Desperate time calls for desperate measures. The Bengal selectors called up three players from the senior team for the next Col CK Nayudu Trophy (U-23) match against Andhra in Kalyani, near Kolkata, which will begin on Thursday.

Murshidabad Kings prevailed over Rashmi Medinipur Wizards by five wickets in a tense semifinal to set up a summit clash with Sobisco Smashers Malda the inaugural Men's Bengal Pro T20 League .

A buoyant Bengal look to tame Punjab in the CK Nayudu Trophy final beginning in Patiala from Monday. After the seniors failed to make the knockout stages of the Ranji Trophy, all eyes will be on the Under-23 boys to bring home the trophy.

Pacer Akash Deep’s all-round show was not enough as Servotech Siliguri Strikers went down to Murshidabad Kings by seven wickets in the Bengal Pro T20 League at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. Akash Deep first did the rescue act when the Strikers were reeling at 55 for eight at the end of 11 overs after opting to bat first on winning the toss. However, Akash combined well with lower-order batter Vikas to stitch together a 56-run stand for the ninth wicket to take the team to a respectable total before their innings folded up for 113 in 19.1 overs.

The Bengal selectors decided to bank on experience as they brought back old warhorses Manoj Tiwary and Anushtup Majumdar to the side for the Vijay Hazare Trophy (50-over) meet.

It was the same old story for Bengal. Their batsmen faltered again, this time against Haryana, as they lost the Group D Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 match by 5 wickets in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Bengal took the pole position in Group E of the Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) meet by thrashing minnows Sikkim by 84 runs at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana cricket stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday.

There were no surprises in the 15-member Bengal squad announced on Friday for their next Ranji Trophy match, against Tamil Nadu in Chennai from Wednesday.

Off-spinner Suresh Kumar (4 for 17) and skipper D Rohit (55 off 44 balls) were the stars of the show as Pondicherry pulled off an upset four-wicket win over Bengal in a Group D clash of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Mumbai on Sunday.

The Bengal Under-23 side will miss Abhimanyu Easwaran as he rejoined the senior Bengal team for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy (One-dayers) meet beginning next week.