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)
Match Centre
Match Details
Series
Toss
Railways , elected to field first
Series result
Bengal advanced
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09.30 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 16.30
Match days
8,9,10,11,12 January 2014 (5-day match)
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
BENGAL 317 (101.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Wriddhiman Saha87 (165)
- Sudip Chatterjee96 (176)
- Murali Kartik2/58 (18)
- Anureet Singh4/88 (32.2)
RAILWAYS 314 (93.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Mahesh Rawat119 (144)
- Arindam Ghosh97 (214)
- Shib Paul3/47 (21)
- Ashok Dinda6/105 (28.3)
BENGAL 267 (90.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Laxmi Shukla76 (89)
- Wriddhiman Saha81 (200)
- Karn Sharma2/45 (15)
- Anureet Singh5/72 (25.4)
RAILWAYS 222 (83.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Murali Kartik56 (102)
- Arindam Ghosh50 (107)
- Laxmi Shukla3/45 (15)
- Sourav Sarkar2/22 (12.3)
Match Coverage
All Match News'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"
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
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.
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
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 |