Writtick Chatterjee

Bengal recorded their first win in the Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) meet when they thrashed Odisha by eight wickets in a Group E clash at Lucknow on Friday.

Writtick Chatterjee has emerged as the most consistent batter of this T20 League as he led his side to a comfortable win in association with Ranjot Singh Khaira.

Opener Abhimanyu Easwaran was named the skipper of Bengal for the Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) tournament which will mark the beginning of the upcoming domestic season. The opener, who got 196 runs in the three unofficial Tests for India 'A' in the recent series against New Zealand 'A', will have all-rounder Writtick Chatterjee as his deputy.

Abhimanyu Easwaran will lead a 16-member young Bengal side which will take part in a Global T20 tournament in Namibia in September. The tournament is likely to be a four-team affair with a representative of Pakistan's Lahore Qalandars side, a South African domestic side and a Namibia XI to take part.

It will be an anxious wait for 14 players from Bengal who have made it to the final players’ auction list.

Kolkata, Apr 9 () Bengal off-spinner Writtick Chatterjee today notched up a rare feat, claiming six wickets without conceding any run to hand Bhowanipore Club a 253-run win over Mohammedan Sporting in a Cricket Association of Bengal First Division two-day playoff match here today.

Young right-hander Writtick Chatterjee struck an unbeaten double hundred as Bengal virtually killed the Ranji Trophy quarter-final contest against defending champions Gujarat with a day's play left.

Bengal players once again failed set the auction floor on fire as only five from the state found berths in various sides after two days of player’s auction in Bengaluru on Sunday.

Bengal began their Vijay Hazare Trophy (50-over) campaign on a disastrous note going down to Mumbai tamely by eight wickets in a Group E match in Ranchi on Saturday.The Bengal batters could not even last their full quota of 50 overs and were bowled out for 121 in just 31.

Bengal players once again failed to set the auction floor on fire as only five from the state found berths in various sides after two days of player’s auction in Bengaluru on Sunday.

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.

It's difficult to keep Manoj Tiwary away from action. If not with the bat, the former Bengal skipper came good with the ball claiming three for 26 in five overs to help his side bowl out Railways for 191 thereby recording a 57-run victory in a Group 'E' match at the JSCA stadium in Ranchi on Saturday.

Three cricketers, including Abhishek Raman and Writtick Chatterjee of East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, on Friday tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the Bengal T20 Challenge beginning on November 24.

Death bowling continued to haunt Bengal as they faltered in the last two overs to go down to Maharashtra by three wickets in a Group E Vijay Hazare Trophy (50-over) match at the JSCA cricket stadium in Ranchi on Tuesday.

Opener Abhimanyu Easwaran was named the skipper of Bengal for the Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) tournament which will mark the beginning of the upcoming domestic season.

Opener Abhimanyu Easwaran will lead a 21-member Bengal squad for the Ranji Trophy opener against Tripura. Sudip Chatterjee had led the side in the Syed Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare Trophy meets earlier this season.

Like all others, nine Bengal players will also have their fingers crossed when a total pool of 351 players will go under the hammers in the IPL player's auction in Bengaluru on Monday.

Anustup Majumdar scored a century too, he was the third batsman to achieve the feat in Bengal’s second innings.

Abhimanyu Easwaran reaffirmed his status as a future India prospect with a defining unbeaten 93 as Bengal are on course of batting defending champions Gujarat out of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final.

India Under-19 World Cup winning pacer Ravi Kumar was included in the Bengal Ranji Trophy squad 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.

Bengal suffered their second defeat in as many days as they went down to Jharkhand by two runs via the VJD system after bad light prevented further play in the Elite Group 'C' Vijay Hazare Trophy match in Chennai on Monday.

Suresh Raina continued his imperious form with a third successive half century as Uttar Pradesh kept their final hopes alive with a resounding seven-wicket win over Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy on Wednesday.

Bengal secures a six-wicket victory over Meghalaya in their Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Group 'A' match in Rajkot. Abishek Porel's unbeaten 61 and Karan Lal's 42 set a strong foundation. Despite losing four quick wickets, Bengal chased down the target of 128 in just 11.5 overs.

There was no major churning in the Bengal Ranji Trophy squad even after the humiliating defeat inside two days against Vidarbha in their last match. The Bengal selectors on Tuesday made only cosmetic changes while naming a 16-member squad for the next Elite Group ‘A’ game against Hyderabad, which will begin on Sunday.

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.

Days after recording some of the highest team totals in the IPL, batters are now finding it difficult on the Eden Gardens pitch as another low-scoring match marked the Bengal Pro T20 League at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday. After the Siliguri Strikers put on 141 runs to record an eight-run victory against Harbour Diamonds on Monday, Sobisco Smashers Malda beat Rashmi Medinipur Wizards by six wickets on Tuesday.

Whatever good work the Bengal bowlers did to bowl out Baroda for 181 only on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match went down the drains as the Bengal batters did not even last a single session on Day 1 morning to be bowled out for 88 at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Friday.

Three of the six teams in the Bengal T20 Challenge have called in replacements in their squad after players have been forced out following positive results for Covid-19 tests and on other medical grounds.

Writtick Chatterjee has emerged as the most consistent performer in this Bengal Pro T20 league. The all-rounder once again came good both with the ball and bat to help Sobisco Smashers Malda humble Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers by six wickets in the first semifinal at the Eden Gardens here on Wednesday.