Bengal had a strong start in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match against Services, finishing at 340/4 in 86 overs. Sudip Chatterjee, with an unbeaten 140 off 226 balls, led the innings with his 14th first-class century, supported by a 151-run opening partnership with Abhimanyu Easwaran, who scored 81 before being run out.
Shahbaz Ahmed (38) and Sumanta Gupta (31*) further boosted Bengal’s position, making it a successful batting day. Anustup Majumdar, in his 100th first-class appearance, contributed 27 runs. In another match, Railways bowled out Gujarat for 175 and reached 77/2 at stumps, with Bhargav Merai taking 3-25.
Assam, playing against Haryana, closed at 187/6 in 86 overs at the ACA Cricket Academy Ground in Fulung. Sibsankar Roy scored 38, while Aman Kumar, Anshul Kamboj, and Tanmay Baloda took two wickets each. In Agartala, Swapnil Singh’s unbeaten 60 and Sridam Paul’s 75 helped Tripura reach 266 against Uttarakhand.
Uttarakhand, ending the day at 7/0, trails by 259 runs after Mayank Mishra and Janmejay Joshi took seven wickets collectively.
