Ritwik Roy Chowdhury

Siliguri Strikers are set to make a powerful start in the upcoming Bengal Pro T20 League, taking on Harbour Diamonds in their opening match on Tuesday (June 11) at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

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.

The Bengal Under-23 side continued their consistent good show to become the first team to qualify for the knockout rounds, with a match in hand, in Col CK Nayudu Trophy after registering another big win over Punjab at Bengal Cricket Academy ground in Kalyani on Friday.

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.

Wriddhiman Saha is back for Bengal as he was named in the 15-member squad for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) meet which will be held in Cuttack from February 21.

It will be an anxious wait for 14 players from Bengal who have made it to the final players' auction list. Although many from the state have made IPL squads in the past, apart from Sourav Ganguly, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohammed Shami and Manoj Tiwary, none could actually leave a mark on that stage. With two more sides in this edition's IPL, they will surely fancy their chances.

Bengal made a winning start to their Vijay Hazare Trophy (50-over) campaign beating Baroda by 27 runs in the Elite Group B match at Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.

Bengal's long wait for a big total finally looks like coming true as their batters dominated Day I of their Elite Group B Ranji Trophy match against Chandigarh at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Thursday. This Ranji season's first century for the side too came on the day as skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran led from the front to hit 114.

Bengal boys staged a remarkable comeback to beat Vidarbha by eight wickets at the Eden Gardens here on Tuesday and make the finals of CK Nayudu Trophy (U-23).

The game went down to the wire and finished with two days to spare, as the Punjab under-23 side beat Bengal by one wicket on a rank turner to lift Colonel CK Nayudu Trophy.

Ritwik Roy Chowdhury struck an unbeaten fifty under pressure on his Ranji debut while Akash Deep claimed six wickets as Bengal snatched three points against Gujarat in their rain-affected group A fixture on Monday.

Bengal bowlers made amends for a poor show against Maharashtra as they rose to the occasion to help the side record a 29-run victory against Rajasthan in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 meet at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Tuesday.

Bengal strengthened their squad for their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal clash by naming Wriddhiman Saha and Mohammad Shami in the 22-member side on Monday.

Mumbai pacer Mohit Avasthi led his side's attack brilliantly with a 3/25 as Bengal choked in their small chase of 132 to suffer a 10-run defeat in their Elite Group B match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament at Barsapara Stadium on Saturday.

Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers put up a commanding show to record a 21-run victory against Servotech Siliguri Strikers in the Bengal Pro T20 League at the Eden Gardens on Monday night.

Opener Ankur Paul steered Servotech Siliguri Strikers to a comfortable eight-wicket victory against Shrachi Rarh Tigers in the Bengal Pro T20 League at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. Pacer Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal’s impressive show of two for 18 helped Ritwik Roy Chowdhury-led side to restrict the Tigers to 123 for seven in 20 overs after they opted to bat first on winning the toss.

Former Bengal skipper Anustup Majumdar returned to the Bengal squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy (50-over) meet after being left out of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament earlier this season. Majumder, who suffered a finger injury during the team's practice session, is expected to be fit for the tournament beginning next week.