Bengal vs Railways, 2nd Quarter-final at Kolkata, Jan 08 2014 - Match Result

RESULT

2nd Quarter-final, Eden Gardens, January 08 - 12, 2014, Ranji Trophy

317 & 267

(T:271) 314 & 222

Bengal won by 48 runs

Butter-fingered Bengal through to semi-finals

Butter-fingered Bengal through to semi-finals

Laxmi Shukla and Shib Paul were the stars of the day as Bengal made it to their first semi-final since 2006-07, bowling out Railways for 222, for a 48-run win

12-Jan-2014•The Report by Rachna Shetty in Kolkata

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Scorecard summary

Bengal • 317/10(101.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

Sudip Chatterjee

96 (176)

4/88 (32.2)

Wriddhiman Saha

87 (165)

2/58 (18)

Railways • 314/10(93.3 overs)

1st INNINGS

119 (144)

6/105 (28.3)

97 (214)

3/47 (21)

Bengal • 267/10(90.4 overs)

2nd INNINGS

Wriddhiman Saha

81 (200)

5/72 (25.4)

76 (89)

Krishnakant Upadhyay

2/62 (25)

Railways • 222/10(83.3 overs)

2nd INNINGS

56 (102)

3/45 (15)

50 (107)

2/22 (12.3)

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Match details

Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Toss	Railways, elected to field first
Series	Ranji Trophy
Season	2013/14
Series result	Bengal advanced
Hours of play (local time)	09.30 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 16.30
Match days	8,9,10,11,12 January 2014 - day (5-day match)
Umpires	Pashchim Pathak Suresh Shastri
Match Referee	Rajendra Jadeja

Match Coverage

'I never used to take cricket seriously'- Anureet

From not taking cricket seriously and facing fitness issues, to emerging as Railways' leading wicket-taker and a key figure behind the team's journey to the quarter-finals this season, Anureet Singh has come a long way

'I never used to take cricket seriously'- Anureet

Shukla lauds 'champions' of Bengal

As Laxmi Ratan Shukla sat down for the post-match press conference, he put his arms around Ashok Dinda and Wriddhiman Saha, who were seated either side of him and declared: "The two champions of Bengal"

Shukla lauds 'champions' of Bengal

Butter-fingered Bengal through to semi-finals

Laxmi Shukla and Shib Paul were the stars of the day as Bengal made it to their first semi-final since 2006-07, bowling out Railways for 222, for a 48-run win

Butter-fingered Bengal through to semi-finals

Teams poised for exciting finish at Eden

Railways ended an absorbing fourth day at the Eden Gardens needing 154 to win with seven wickets in hand

Teams poised for exciting finish at Eden

Railways warned over ball-change controversy

The third day's play of the Bengal-Railways quarter-final witnessed controversy over a ball change during Bengal's second innings, for which Railways have been issued a warning and face a five-run penalty in case of a repeat offence.

Railways warned over ball-change controversy

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Railways Innings

Player Name		R	B
AG Paunikar	run out	41	101
M Kartik	lbw	56	102
NS Bhille	lbw	5	58
SS Shukla	bowled	0	3
AN Ghosh	caught	50	107
M Rawat	bowled	14	28
KV Sharma	caught	17	29
R Jonathan	caught	9	14
Anureet Singh	not out	17	48
K Upadhyay	caught	8	11
RL Mali	bowled	0	1
Extras	(lb 4, nb 1)
Total	222(10 wkts; 83.3 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	100	Murali Kartik	Amit Paunikar
2nd	3	Amit Paunikar	Nitin Bhille
3rd	0	Shivakant Shukla	Nitin Bhille
4th	32	Arindam Ghosh	Nitin Bhille
5th	34	Mahesh Rawat	Arindam Ghosh
6th	10	Karn Sharma	Arindam Ghosh
7th	11	Karn Sharma	Rongsen Jonathan
8th	20	Karn Sharma	Anureet Singh
9th	12	Anureet Singh	Krishnakant Upadhyay
10th	0	Anureet Singh	Ranjeet Mali

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Ranji Trophy

Group A

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	Quotient
KNTKA	8	5	0	3	38	1.355
PNJB	8	4	2	2	30	1.156
MUM	8	4	1	3	29	1.144
GUJ	8	2	1	5	26	1.214
DELHI	8	2	2	3	19	1.182
ODSA	8	1	3	4	12	0.730
VIDAR	8	1	3	4	12	0.699
HRYNA	8	1	5	2	10	0.950
JHK	8	0	3	4	9	0.759

Group B

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	Quotient
RLYS	8	3	0	5	28	1.186
UP	8	2	1	5	24	1.130
BENG	8	2	0	5	24	1.037
SAU	8	2	1	5	22	1.333
BRODA	8	3	4	0	20	0.985
RAJ	8	2	2	4	20	0.947
TN	8	1	1	6	18	1.144
MP	8	0	2	6	12	0.895
SVCS	8	0	4	4	6	0.619

Group C

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	Quotient
MAHA	8	4	0	4	35	1.684
J + K	8	4	2	2	28	1.006
GOA	8	4	1	3	28	1.005
HP	8	3	3	2	24	1.164
KER	8	2	2	4	22	0.949
HYD	8	1	0	7	19	1.089
AP	8	1	2	5	14	1.029
ASSAM	8	1	4	3	14	0.805
TPURA	8	0	6	2	2	0.573