Butter-fingered Bengal through to semi-finals
Laxmi Shukla and Shib Paul were the stars of the day as Bengal made it to their first semi-final since 2006-07, bowling out Railways for 222, for a 48-run win
08/01Result
2nd Quarter-final, Ranji Trophy at Kolkata, Jan 8-12 2014
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![Bengal]( "Bengal")
317 & 267 -
![Railways]( "Railways")
314 & 222 (83.3 ov)
08/01Result
2nd Quarter-final, Ranji Trophy at Kolkata, Jan 8-12 2014
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![Bengal]( "Bengal")
317 & 267 -
![Railways]( "Railways")
314 & 222 (83.3 ov)
Day 5
Day 3
Dinda, Shukla power Bengal to position of strength
Ashok Dinda picked up six wickets to bundle Railways out for 314 and help Bengal secure a first-innings lead of three runs
Day 2
Rawat century leads Railways fightback
Mahesh Rawat and Arindam Ghosh's unbroken 191-run stand for the sixth wicket helped Railways recover from a slow start, and make 233 for 5 heading into the third day
Day 1
Sudip, Easwaran fifties propel Bengal
A 163-run third-wicket stand between Sudip Chetterjee and Abhimanyu Easwaran helped Bengal recover from 3 for 2 in the second over, to end the day at 274 for 8 against Railways in Kolkata
Others
'I never used to take cricket seriously'- Anureet
From not taking cricket seriously and facing fitness issues, to emerging as Railways' leading wicket-taker and a key figure behind the team's journey to the quarter-finals this season, Anureet Singh has come a long way
Shukla lauds 'champions' of Bengal
As Laxmi Ratan Shukla sat down for the post-match press conference, he put his arms around Ashok Dinda and Wriddhiman Saha, who were seated either side of him and declared: "The two champions of Bengal"
Railways warned over ball-change controversy
The third day's play of the Bengal-Railways quarter-final witnessed controversy over a ball change during Bengal's second innings, for which Railways have been issued a warning and face a five-run penalty in case of a repeat offence.
Rawat, Ghosh stand out for consistency
Mahesh Rawat has graduated into the mainstay of the Railways batting. Arindam Ghosh is benefiting from his shift from Bengal. The pair kept Railways in the hunt with their third century stand this season
Ranji Trophy
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| KNTKA | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| PNJB | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| MUM | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| GUJ | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 26 |
| DELHI | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| ODSA | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| VIDAR | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| HRYNA | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| JHK | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| RLYS | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 28 |
| UP | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 |
| BENG | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 |
| SAU | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 22 |
| BRODA | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| RAJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| TN | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| MP | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| SVCS | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| MAHA | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 35 |
| J + K | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| GOA | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| HP | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 |
| KER | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
| HYD | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| AP | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| ASSAM | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| TPURA | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |