Bengal look for outright win vs HP
Dec 23, 2022, 08:16 (IST)
In the Ranji Trophy, there is a group of elite teams called the Elite Group. The Bengal vs Himachal Pradesh match is in the fourth and final day of the tournament, and Himachal Pradesh needs 393 more runs to win. Bengal will look for nine wickets in three sessions to win the game outright. However, it will be a tall task for the visitors to last the entire fifth day. Himachal Pradesh finished day III at 79 for 1 on Thursday after Bengal declared their second innings at 291 for five at tea. Himachal Pradesh set the visitors a 472run victory target. Bengal were in fact lucky to get a late breakthrough after a terrible mixup saw Raghav Dawan being run out for 14 playing one to midon Dhawan. Dhawan set off for a quick single only to be sent back by Chopra halfway down the track. Wicketkeeper Abhishek Porel had to just dislodge the stumps collecting a good throw from Sayan Sekhar Mondal to send Dhawan back to the pavilion. However, ankit Kalsi and Chopra saw through the day without being separated setting up the stage for an intriguing finish. The day otherwise belonged to young Bengal batter