Kerala Vs Bengal Match 93 09 February 2024

93rd Test • St Xavier's College Ground • Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala

363 & 265/6 (64.2)

Bengal

180 & 339/10 (87.4)

KER won by 109 runs

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Player of the Match Jalaj Saxena

40(118) & 37(63)

9/68 & 4/104

KER 1st

BGL 1st

KER 2nd

BGL 2nd

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Kerala 1st Innings

363/10 (127.3)

Batters

Rohan Kunnummal

90.48

c Tiwary b Jaiswal

Jalaj Saxena

118

33.90

c Porel b Mishra

Rohan Prem

20.00

c Porel b Deep

Sachin Baby

124

261

47.51

c Tiwary b Lal

Sanju Samson

47.06

c Tiwary b Ahmed

Akshay Chandran

106

222

47.75

b Ahmed

Mohammed Azharuddeen

44.83

c Deep b Mishra

Shreyas Gopal

16.67

c Tiwary b Ahmed

Basil Thampi

50.00

lbw b Ahmed

Nedumankuzhy Basil

66.67

c Tiwary b Mishra

MD Nidheesh

42.86

Not out

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 3, NB: 1, W: 1)

TOTAL

(127.3 Ov, RR: 2.85)

363/10

Bowlers

EXT

Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal

2.80

Akash Deep

2.70

Ankit Mishra

2.40

Shahbaz Ahmed

23.3

3.10

Karan Lal

2.60

Ranjot Singh Khaira

4.80

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Rohan Kunnummal

c Tiwary b Jaiswal

1-26

6.5

Rohan Prem

c Porel b Deep

2-40

11.4

Jalaj Saxena

c Porel b Mishra

3-82

36.4

Sanju Samson

c Tiwary b Ahmed

4-112

48.1

Sachin Baby

c Tiwary b Lal

5-291

103.1

Mohammed Azharuddeen

c Deep b Mishra

6-312

110.3

Shreyas Gopal

c Tiwary b Ahmed

7-317

113.1

Akshay Chandran

b Ahmed

8-324

117.1

Nedumankuzhy Basil

c Tiwary b Mishra

9-351

124.5

Basil Thampi

lbw b Ahmed

10-363

127.3

Bengal 1st Innings

180/10 (51.1)

Batters

Abhimanyu Easwaran

77.42

c Kunnummal b Jalaj Saxena

Ranjot Singh Khaira

31.58

b Nidheesh

Sudip Kumar Gharami

41.77

c Kunnummal b Jalaj Saxena

Manoj Tiwary

35.29

c Chandran b Jalaj Saxena

Abishek Porel

25.00

c Kunnummal b Jalaj Saxena

Anustup Majumdar

0.00

c Sachin Baby b Jalaj Saxena

Shahbaz Ahmed

42.11

c Prem b Jalaj Saxena

Karan Lal

97.22

b Jalaj Saxena

Akash Deep

57.14

c Samson b Jalaj Saxena

Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal

33.33

c Kunnummal b Jalaj Saxena

Ankit Mishra

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 0, NB: 1, W: 0)

TOTAL

(51.1 Ov, RR: 3.52)

180/10

Bowlers

EXT

Basil Thampi

8.00

Jalaj Saxena

21.1

3.20

MD Nidheesh

3.90

Shreyas Gopal

4.30

Nedumankuzhy Basil

2.30

Akshay Chandran

2.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Ranjot Singh Khaira

b Nidheesh

1-43

8.6

Abhimanyu Easwaran

c Kunnummal b Jalaj Saxena

2-107

31.1

Sudip Kumar Gharami

c Kunnummal b Jalaj Saxena

3-118

33.2

Abishek Porel

c Kunnummal b Jalaj Saxena

4-122

35.2

Anustup Majumdar

c Sachin Baby b Jalaj Saxena

5-122

35.4

Manoj Tiwary

c Chandran b Jalaj Saxena

6-129

37.4

Shahbaz Ahmed

c Prem b Jalaj Saxena

7-145

41.5

Akash Deep

c Samson b Jalaj Saxena

8-151

43.4

Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal

c Kunnummal b Jalaj Saxena

9-173

49.6

Karan Lal

b Jalaj Saxena

10-180

51.1

Kerala 2nd Innings

265/6 (64.2)

Batters

Rohan Kunnummal

75.00

lbw b Ahmed

Jalaj Saxena

58.73

lbw b Ahmed

Sachin Baby

68.00

c Deep b Mishra

Akshay Chandran

50.00

lbw b Lal

Shreyas Gopal

89.29

Not out

Mohammed Azharuddeen

43.90

c Ahmed b Ranjot Singh Khaira

MD Nidheesh

137.50

c Gharami b Ahmed

Nedumankuzhy Basil

120.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 2, NB: 2, W: 0)

TOTAL

(64.2 Ov, RR: 4.12)

265/6

Did not Bat

Sanju Samson, Rohan Prem, Basil Thampi

Bowlers

EXT

Shahbaz Ahmed

23.2

3.40

Ankit Mishra

4.30

Karan Lal

3.90

Manoj Tiwary

6.00

Ranjot Singh Khaira

9.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Rohan Kunnummal

lbw b Ahmed

1-88

20.4

Jalaj Saxena

lbw b Ahmed

2-91

22.4

Sachin Baby

c Deep b Mishra

3-178

45.2

Akshay Chandran

lbw b Lal

4-180

46.5

Mohammed Azharuddeen

c Ahmed b Ranjot Singh Khaira

5-234

59.2

MD Nidheesh

c Gharami b Ahmed

6-257

62.6

Bengal 2nd Innings

339/10 (87.4)

Batters

Abhimanyu Easwaran

119

54.62

c Basil b Jalaj Saxena

Ranjot Singh Khaira

13.33

c Basil Thampi b Jalaj Saxena

Sudip Kumar Gharami

62.00

c Chandran b Gopal

Anustup Majumdar

31.37

c (sub Prasad) b Jalaj Saxena

Manoj Tiwary

50.72

c Samson b Jalaj Saxena

Abishek Porel

155.56

c & b Gopal

Shahbaz Ahmed

100

80.00

c Kunnummal b Basil Thampi

Karan Lal

51.28

c (sub Prasad) b Basil

Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal

46.43

b Basil Thampi

Akash Deep

100.00

runout (Basil Thampi)

Extras

(B: 15, LB: 10, NB: 3, W: 0)

TOTAL

(87.4 Ov, RR: 3.87)

339/10

Did not Bat

Ankit Mishra

Bowlers

EXT

Jalaj Saxena

104

2.90

Akshay Chandran

3.40

Shreyas Gopal

4.20

Sachin Baby

5.20

Sanju Samson

11.00

Nedumankuzhy Basil

3.50

Basil Thampi

2.4

3.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Ranjot Singh Khaira

c Basil Thampi b Jalaj Saxena

1-27

6.2

Sudip Kumar Gharami

c Chandran b Gopal

2-77

20.4

Anustup Majumdar

c (sub Prasad) b Jalaj Saxena

3-113

34.2

Abhimanyu Easwaran

c Basil b Jalaj Saxena

4-151

44.2

Abishek Porel

c & b Gopal

5-180

47.5

Manoj Tiwary

c Samson b Jalaj Saxena

6-234

58.2

Karan Lal

c (sub Prasad) b Basil

7-317

79.6

Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal

b Basil Thampi

8-335

85.6

Akash Deep

runout (Basil Thampi)

9-337

86.6

Shahbaz Ahmed

c Kunnummal b Basil Thampi

10-339

87.4

Match Info

Date & Time

09 Feb, 09:30 AM IST

Venue

St Xavier's College Ground, Thiruvananthapuram

Match

93rd Test,

Ranji Trophy

Umpires

Pranav Joshi (India), Sundaram Ravi (India)

Referee

Feroze Ghayas (India)

Toss

Kerala elected to bat

Player of the Match Jalaj Saxena

40(118) & 37(63)

9/68 & 4/104

Commentary

Kerala beat Bengal by 109 runs, pocket six points.

Bengal's valiant fight ended in them losing their last three wickets for four runs as they were bowled out for 339, handing Kerala a 109-run win to mark their first victory of this Ranji Trophy season. Basil Thampi was finally introduced to bowl and he wrapped things up with a couple of wickets including that of Shahbaz Ahmed (80), who was the last man to fall. This result now means that Bengal have been knocked out of the tournament with a game to spare.

Tea on Day 4 - Bengal 324/7, require 125 more runs to win.

Regardless of how this contest ends, this has been a special chase by Bengal. Shahbaz Ahmed (74*) has driven things along for the visitors despite Manoj Tiwary (35) falling soon after Lunch. Karan Lal's 78-ball 40 and his partnership of 83 for the seventh wicket with Shahbaz has given Bengal hope to cling onto even as the former was dismissed by NP Basil. Shahbaz has proclaimed wanting to be Bengal's Ben Stokes before - can he do something that Stokes has made a name for himself for?

Lunch on Day 4 - Bengal 217/5, require 232 more runs to win.

Bengal have indeed looked to go for the target from the outset although having lost half their side, the bridge seems a tough one to cross. Abhimanyu Easwaran (65) scored a second fifty in the game while Abhishek Porel blitzed his way to an 18-ball 28, even as Shreyas Gopal and Jalaj Saxena continue to spin a web around the batters. Manoj Tiwary (32*) and Shahbaz Ahmed (21*) have begun well but given that they are the last recognized batting pair for Bengal, they simply have to pull off a partnership for the ages in order to take their team close.

Stumps on Day 3 - Bengal 77/2, require 372 more runs to win.

A fabulous day in the park for Kerala and they've already nabbed two wickets to put themselves on course for a famous win. Jalaj Saxena picked up his tenth for the match while Shreyas Gopal removed Sudip Kumar Gharami (31) off the last ball of the day to leave Bengal in real trouble. With a massive 372 runs standing between the visitors and an improbable win, will they look to counter-attack their way on the final day?

Tea on Day 3 - Kerala 265/6d; Bengal require 449 runs to win.

Sachin Baby backed up his century in the first innings with a brisk 51 but Kerala pulled the shutters down on their second essay after Shreyas Gopal got to his fifty. With a massive lead of 448, they have four sessions now to bowl Bengal out and secure an outright victory. Can Bengal's batters do the unthinkable though?

Lunch on Day 3 - Kerala 142/2, lead Bengal by 325 runs in the 2nd innings.

Jalaj Saxena removed the last two Bengal wickets within no time to finish with 9/69 in the first innings as Kerala pocketed a massive lead of 183 in the first innings. Rohan Kunnummal then took over with a brisk 51 before him and Saxena (37) were dismissed by Shahbaz Ahmed. Sachin Baby (30*) and Akshay Chandran (22*), the centurions from the first innings, have begun well again and Kerala will aim to swell this lead to a point of no return for Bengal.

Stumps on Day 2 - Bengal 172/8, trail Kerala by 191 runs in the 1st innings.

Seven wickets fell in the final session of Day 2 as Bengal came crashing down to Jalaj Saxena's wizardry. The off-spinner snared all seven wickets to fall in this passage of play to put Kerala right on top of the contest with the Bengal innings falling apart right after Abhimanyu Easwaran was dismissed for 72. While Karan Lal is on 27 and Suraj Jaiswal on 9, to say that they have a massive job on hand would be an understatement.

Tea on Day 2 - Bengal 99/1, trail Kerala by 264 runs in the 1st innings.

A steady start for Bengal with the bat having rubbed off 99 runs of the first innings deficit for the loss of just one wicket. Ranjot Singh Kharia scored just six runs but Abhimanyu Easwaran has breezed along to an unbeaten 67 off 77 deliveries. Sudip Kumar Gharami is giving him company at the moment on 22 and the duo will attempt to bat out the rest of the day at the same positive pace while keeping the Kerala bowlers at bay.

Lunch on Day 2 - Kerala 363 all out in the 1st innings.

Shahbaz Ahmed's 4/73 helped Bengal mount a fightback on the second morning as Kerala were bowled out for 363. There wasn't much to ride home about for the hosts post the dismissals of Sachin Baby (124) and Akshay Chandran (106) as the rest failed to capitalize on the team's firm position in the contest. Can Bengal's batters now power along to a healthy first innings lead?

Stumps on Day 1 - Kerala 265/4 in the 1st innings.

Sachin Baby remained unbeaten on 110 as he capped off a fine day at the office for himself and his side, with Kerala's score at Stumps reading 265/4. Akshay Chandran stroked his way to a half-century himself as he ended the day unbeaten on 76. It has been a long, hard day for Bengal and yet another one that has left them searching for answers in what has been a tough Ranji Trophy campaign so far.

Tea on Day 1 - Kerala 198/4 in the 1st innings.

A superb session for Kerala despite Sanju Samson (8) failing to leave a mark. Sachin Baby (77*) and Akshay Chandran (42*) brought out the rescue act with their partnership currently reading 86 runs for the fifth wicket. Bengal will hope that the Tea break dents Kerala's momentum and that a cluster of wickets isn't far away.

Lunch on Day 1 - Kerala 83/3 in the 1st innings.

A good morning for Bengal's bowlers at the St. Xavier's KCA Cricket Ground in Thumba as they chipped away at Kerala's top-order with regular wickets. Jalaj Saxena battled hard for 40 off 118 deliveries but he too departed not too long before Lunch. Sachin Baby (19*) is now batting with skipper Sanju Samson, who is yet to get off the mark. Can the senior duo put Kerala's batting innings on track?

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