Mohammed Shami takes two wickets as Maharashtra reach 21/2 against Bengal
Maharashtra ended the first day of the match at 21/2 after Bengal were dismissed for 143 at Eden Gardens.
Maharashtra reached 21/2 in 8 overs to end the first day of the match against Bengal at Eden Gardens, according to the Hindustan Times. The match was halted by bad light after Bengal were bowled out for 143 in 36.5 overs.
Mohammed Shami led the bowling attack for Maharashtra, taking 2/6. He dismissed opener Prithvi Shaw with an in-cutting delivery that hit the off-stump and subsequently trapped Digvijay Patil leg before.
Bengal's innings was marked by a struggle against seamers, with eight of their 10 wickets falling to pace bowling. Abhishek Porel top-scored with 54 runs off 59 balls, while Pradipta Pramanik contributed 31.
A partnership of 66 runs for the eighth wicket between Porel and Pramanik helped Bengal reach their total. Other dismissals included Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sudeep Gharami, and Sudip Chatterjee, the latter of whom was trapped leg before by Tanay Sanghvi.
Maharashtra currently trail Bengal by 122 runs. The brief scores at the end of Day 1 were Bengal 143 in 36.5 overs (A Porel 54, P Pramanik 31, P Dadhe 3/45, T Sanghvi 3/30) and Maharashtra 21/2 in 8 overs (M Shami 2/6).