Shukla shines with ton on final day
With little relevance in terms of points, both Baroda and Bengal made good use of game time on the final day of the Ranji Trophy opener at the Reliance Stadium in Vadodara
07/12Result
Group A, Ranji Trophy at Vadodara, Dec 7-10 2014
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![Bengal]( "Bengal")
455 & 246/9d (82.1 ov) -
![Baroda]( "Baroda")
Player of the Match
07/12Result
Group A, Ranji Trophy at Vadodara, Dec 7-10 2014
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![Bengal]( "Bengal")
455 & 246/9d (82.1 ov) -
![Baroda]( "Baroda")
Player of the Match
Day 4
Day 3
Hooda hundred rescues Baroda
Bengal bowlers, led by Ashok Dinda's burst with the second new ball, dismissed the remaining seven Baroda wickets to help Bengal earn a healthy 101-run first-innings lead
Day 2
Bengal strike after Chatterjee 192
A century from Sudip Chatterjee set up a dominant day for Bengal, as they led Baroda by 369 runs heading into the penultimate day in Vadodara
Day 1
Composed Chatterjee leads strong Bengal start
Sudip Chatterjee's composed, unbeaten 91 aided by vital contributions from opener Arindam Das and wicketkeeper Shreevats Goswami helped Bengal kick off their Ranji Trophy season on a decent note
Others
'Was confident I had it in me' - Hooda
As Deepak Hooda glided Iresh Saxena behind square on the leg side two balls before tea, the whole Baroda dressing room stood up to applaud the 19-year-old's feat of scoring a century on first-class debut
Injured Rayudu out of Baroda Ranji opener
A hip injury has ruled out batsman Ambati Rayudu from Baroda's opening Ranji Trophy game against Bengal, which will begin in Baroda on Sunday
Ranji Trophy
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| KNTKA | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
| TN | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| MUM | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| MP | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| BRODA | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| RLYS | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| UP | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| BENG | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| J + K | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| DELHI | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
| MAHA | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
| VIDAR | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 |
| GUJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
| ODSA | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| PNJB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| RAJ | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| HRYNA | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| SAU | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| ASSAM | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| AP | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| HP | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 |
| JHK | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| HYD | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| KER | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| TPURA | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| SVCS | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| GOA | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 |