Opener Puneet Yadav smashed a sparkling century as Rajasthan scored an easy seven-wicket victory over Railways in the Central Zone leg of the Vizay Hazare One-Day Championships.
Hosts Bengal face an uphill task of surviving the whole of fourth day against Railways in order to avoid a fourth outright defeat in their final group A league encounter of the Ranji Trophy at the JU (Salt Lake ground) here today.
Railways looked on course for an outright victory after pacer Anureet Singh's five-wicket burst helped the hosts to enforce follow-on on defending champions Rajasthan in their Group A Ranji Trophy match on Monday.
A hard-fought hundred by Mahesh Rawat and PM Madkaikar's half-century knock helped Railways escape defeat against Madhya Pradesh and earn a point in their Ranji Trophy Group A encounter, which ended in a draw on the fourth and final day on Tuesday.
Madhya Pradesh closed in on an outright victory after they reduced Railways to 54 for five in their second innings on the third and penultimate day of the their Group A Ranji Trophy match at Bhubaneswar on Monday.
Natraj Behera, who led East Zone to the Duleep Trophy title, credited Bengal pacer Ashok Dinda's seven-wicket haul in their semifinal against South as the turning point of their triumph in tournament.
Railways wicketkeeper-batsman Mahesh Rawat signed in favour of Sahara Pune Warriors for the upcoming fifth edition of the Indian Premier League.
Medium pacer Shailender Gehlot scalped six wickets as Railways easily thrashed Madhya Pradesh by nine wickets in a Central Zone match of the National One Day Championship for the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Thursday.
By Kushan Sarkar Railways' wicketkeeper Mahesh Rawat has set a national record in List A matches as he pouched seven catches during his team's match against Madhya Pradesh in the Central Zone leg of the Vijay Hazare competition at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha on Thursday.
By Kushan Sarkar
Railways' wicketkeeper Mahesh Rawat has set a national record in List A matches as he pouched seven catches during his team's match against Madhya Pradesh in the Central Zone leg of the Vijay Hazare competition at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha on Thursday.
Railways would be desperately looking for an outright victory when they take on Saurashtra in their last Ranji Trophy Elite Division Group A match at the Karnail Singh Stadium on Wednesday.