UP vs Bengal, Final at Lucknow, Jan 29 2006 - Match Result

Mohammad Kaif lead Uttar Pradesh to their first-ever Ranji Trophy final victory when the hosts beat Bengal on the basis of their first-innings lead

Mohammad Kaif was the decisive factor in Uttar Pradesh's surge to - and eventual clinching of - their maiden Ranji Trophy Final title

On a day when everything hinged on who would take the first-innings lead, Uttar Pradesh held their nerve to dismiss Bengal 14 runs short of their target and build a platform from which they look hard-pressed to lose

Paras Mhambrey came charging up towards the room where the analyst was recording the ball-by-ball of the Bengal innings.