Abishek Porel scores fifty as Bengal post low total against Maharashtra
Bengal recorded their lowest total of the season, 143, on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match at Eden Gardens.
Abishek Porel scored 54 runs as Bengal posted a total of 143 in their first innings against Maharashtra at Eden Gardens on Monday. According to Sportstar, the total was Bengal's lowest of the season during the Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match.
Maharashtra pacers Pradeep Dhade and Tanay Sanghavi took three wickets each to restrict the home side. Bengal's innings saw several batters fall to poor shot selection, including captain Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ankur Paul, Suraj Jaiswal, Sudip Chatterjee, and Sudip Gharami.
Abishek Porel and Pradipta Pramanik, who scored 31, shared a 66-run partnership to take the score past 100. Porel hit eight boundaries in his 67-ball innings, while off-spinner Siddhesh Veer dismissed both Porel and Pramanik.
Mohammed Shami helped Bengal remain in the contest by taking two wickets in consecutive deliveries, dismissing Prithvi Shaw and Digvijay Patil. The innings ended shortly after the lunch break when Sanghavi dismissed Shami.
In response, Maharashtra reached 21 for two before play was stopped at 1.52 p.m. due to bad light caused by an overcast sky.