Bengal dropped Karan Lal in this match replacing opener Abhishek Das who failed in the last match. He got out for 20 off 30 balls. Sudeep Gharami dropped to number three and scored only 10 runs. Abhimanyu scored 57 runs. He started well, but could not play big innings. Captain Manoj scored only 1 run. Shubhankar Ball accompanied Anushtup. He scored 30 runs but played 97 balls. Shubhankar came to play the debut match but could not score big runs after settling down at the crease.

However, he gave Anushtup a chance to build an inning. Young wicketkeeper Abhishek Pordel misses out on a fifty for 1 run. He scored 49 runs off 83 balls. He got out with a few overs left in the day’s play.

All-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed is not in this match. He has been called up to India’s one-day squad. Pradipta Pramanik is being played in his place. He ended the day on 23 not out. Anushtup is also unbeaten on 137 runs. Bengal has 4 wickets in hand. Playing with three pacers, Bengal will want to increase their runs on the second day.

The road to the quarter-finals is very easy for Bengal. If you get three points from this match, the road is open. However, Bengal coach Laxmiratan Shukla is not thinking about a draw. He will want Bengal to get full points from the remaining two matches. Manoj is playing for that purpose.