Abhishek Raman

Bengal would feel that they have their noses in front after another exhausting day under the sun in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match against hosts Kerala.

Openers Abhishek Raman and Abhimanyu Easwaran wore down Punjab bowling with patient centuries as Bengal dominated proceedings to reach 309 for 3 on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Group D encounter.

Bengal put up a strong batting display in their second essay to virtually seal a Ranji Trophy semifinal berth with a massive 443-run lead over Odisha in their last-eight clash on Sunday.

Bengal put one foot firmly in the semifinals by securing a huge 475-run first-innings lead against Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal clash at Just Cricket Academy’s ground in Bengaluru on Thursday.

Servotech Siliguri Strikers were eliminated from the Bengal Pro T20 League after losing to Rashmi Medinipur Wizards by eight wickets at Eden Gardens. The Wizards climbed to third in the points table with seven points from six games. Despite a good start, the Strikers posted 118 for six in a rain-reduced 12-over match. Vivek Singh (56*) and Priyanshu Shrivastava (36) led the Wizards to 119 for two in 10 overs. Pacer Vaibhav Yadav's three wickets for 23 kept the Strikers in check.

Off-spinner Writtick Bijoy Chatterjee on Friday bowled Bengal back into contention in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match against Tamil Nadu with a five-wicket haul at the MA Chidambaram stadium here.

Sayan Mondal and Shahbaz Ahmed snared four wickets each to put Bengal in the driver's seat against Jharkhand on day four of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final on Thursday.

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.

Bengal bowlers showed enormous discipline to skittle out Punjab for a paltry 147 before reaching 76 for no loss as they completely dominated the proceedings during a Ranji Trophy group D encounter, on Friday.

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.

Left-handed opener Abhishek Raman struck his maiden first-class hundred as Bengal scored 306 for five against Himachal Pradesh in their first home match of the season in the Ranji Trophy group D fixture.

Opener Koushik Ghosh struck his maiden first-class hundred on his return to the side after three and half years as Bengal were comfortably placed at 283 for 2 against Chhattisgarh in a Group D Ranji Trophy encounter, on Saturday.

The hosts got off to a good start in the first session, consolidated their position in the second but then allowed their rivals Madhya Pradesh to come back in to the game in the last session as they ended Day one of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match up at 246 for four.

The day after recording a comfortable win against Tripura, it was another walk in the park for Bengal as they thrashed Bihar by nine wickets in an Elite Group 'C' Vijay Hazare Trophy clash at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday.

Abhimanyu Easwaran dropped anchor at one end as his 97-run stand with Shreevats Goswami enabled Bengal to reach 185 for four against Madhya Pradesh on the first day of their final group league encounter of the Ranji Trophy on Wednesday.

Left-handed opener Abhishek Raman held the Bengal innings together with a gritty unbeaten 110, taking the hosts to 241 for four against Andhra on day one of their Elite group A Ranji trophy fixture on Wednesday.

Bengal were bowled out for 289 before bad light halted play on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match against Andhra on Thursday.

Bengal cricketers had their first online session with Vision 2020 batting consultant VVS Laxman on Monday. The first day saw the former India batsman working with opener Abhishek Raman and youngster Kazi Junaid Saifi.

Bengal players had their first online class under VVS Laxman -- former India great and the team's batting consultant for the project Vision Programme.

What is even more encouraging is the fact that the youngsters have stood up to the challenge to help Bengal make the semi-finals after a four-year gap.