Sakariya, Unadkat put Saurashtra in commanding place

Saurashtra 81 for two (Desai 38*, Mukesh 1-23) path Bengal 174 (Shahbaz 69, A Porel 50, Sakariya 3-33, Unadkat 3-44) by 93 runs

Unadkat then switched his angle to across the wicket, and was rewarded with Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary’s wicket – edged to gully for 7. Jani quickly dismissed Anustup Majumdar caught-behind for 16, whereas allrounder Akash Ghatak discovered a brief ball from Sakariya too scorching to deal with. At 65 for six, Bengal and their sizeable dwelling crowd had been deflated.

The stand may have been damaged had Saurashtra taken a DRS overview for an lbw shout when Shahbaz was on 38. But having burned two critiques already, they had been cautious. Shahbaz went on to attain 69, out bat-pad to quick leg whereas attempting to nudge a Dharmendrasinh Jadeja supply. That wicket introduced in tea, and with Bengal having labored their method as much as 166 for 7, there was hope that they might breach 200.

However, that wasn’t to be as Saurashtra ran by the decrease order inside quarter-hour after tea. Akash Deep turned Jadeja’s second sufferer, Porel was out for 50 to Jani, and Mukesh Kumar fell to Unadkat.

Saurashtra’s reply started with opener Harvik Desai (38*) counterattacking. He raced to 29 off 28 balls, whilst his opening accomplice Jai Gohil fell cheaply to Akash. Vishvaraj Jadeja, the No. 3, additionally performed optimistic pictures to attain 25 with 5 boundaries, earlier than falling to Mukesh.

But these fast runs had lifted Saurashtra to 73 for two by then. The nightwatcher Sakariya, the choose of the Saurashtra bowlers within the morning with 3 for 33, survived 9 deliveries in Desai’s firm, and when dangerous gentle stopped play, the guests left the sphere a lot happier than their counterparts, solely 93 runs away from Bengal’s first-innings whole.