da esport bet： Bengal registered a close 17-run victory over Bihar in their RanjiTrophy one-day match at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, on Tuesday
Staff Reporter11-Dec-2001Bengal registered a close 17-run victory over Bihar in their RanjiTrophy one-day match at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, on Tuesday.Winning the toss, Bengal skipper Rohan Gavaskar elected to bat first.It looked like his batsmen were out to prove him wrong when the firsttwo wickets fell with just 17 runs on the board. Arindam Das andGavaskar then put on a mini-partnership of 72 runs before the latterwas dismissed for 28.Das also departed soon, for 42 made off 72 balls. Only knocks in thethirties from Soumen Singh, Sanjib Sanyal and Lakshmi Rattan Shuklasaw Bengal cross the 200-run mark.Bihar could only respond with 209 from their 50 overs, as all theBengal bowlers, in particular Utpal Chatterjee, bowled with restraintand guile. T Rehman was Bihar’s highest scorer, making 52 off 95balls. Anirban Das was named Man of the Match for his battingperformance.