Bengal as soon as once more rode on Shahbaz Ahmed’s all-round effort to thrash Hyderabad by means of 72 runs for his or her 2d successive win within the Ranji Trophy right here on Sunday.
Recent from scripting Bengal’s epic turnaround towards Baroda within the earlier staff B event, the left-arm spin bowling all-rounder adopted up his gritty 2d innings 51 with positive figures of 16-5-41-3.
Pacer Akash Deep was once the wrecker-in-chief (13.2-2-41-4) as Hyderabad, who have been in a single day 16 for 3 of their pursuit of 239, folded for 166 inside of two periods.
Mukesh Kumar (2/49) and Ishan Porel (1/20) have been additionally a few of the wickets as Bengal (12 issues) went previous Hyderabad to occupy the highest spot in Workforce B with a event left.
Mumbai Indians’ Rs 1.7 crore IPL 2022 buyout Tilak Varma (90 from 152 balls; 9×4, 1×6) waged a lone fight for Hyderabad after Himalay Agarwal’s first ball dismissal by means of Akash Deep at the ultimate day.
Taking part in his 3rd Ranji event, the 19-year-old checked out ease and threatened to thieve the display from Bengal earlier than Akash Deep ended his dogged resistance, disregarding him 1o runs shy of a maiden top quality century.
Hyderabad’s 2d innings folded in 61.2 overs.
Left-hander Varma, who was once in a single day 11, shared 42 runs with wicketkeeper-batter Prateek Reddy (19) earlier than striking in combination 27 runs with Buddhi Rahul (17).
Simply when Hyderabad appeared settled with Prateek and Varma making stable growth, Shahbaz were given into the act in his first actual over of the day and wiped clean up the previous.
Akash Deep on the different finish gave any other step forward, disregarding Buddhi Rahul as a cave in appeared impending earlier than skipper T Ravi Teja gave a positive improve to Varma.
The duo added 49 runs from 91 balls as Hyderabad inched nearer, desiring 105 runs when Shahbaz became it round together with his dual blow in successive overs.
Shahbaz broke the partnership by means of disregarding the Hyderabad skipper for 23 and in his subsequent over, he castled Tanay Thyagarajan for a duck.
Varma endured his resistance with the tail-enders as Bengal saved rotating the bowlers earlier than Akash Deep in the end sealed the lawsuits.
For Shahbaz, who has been introduced again by means of Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 2.40 crore, this was once his 2d man-of-the-match display at the trot.
Towards Baroda within the final event, Shahbaz scored a 71 no longer out in the second one innings to show it round for Bengal when they have been shot out for 88 within the first innings.
Transient Ratings
Bengal: 242 and 201
Hyderabad: 205 and 166; 61.2 overs (Tilak Varma 90, Ravi Teja 23; Akash Deep 4/41, Shahbaz Ahmed 3/41).
