Bengal vs Kerala Ranji Trophy 2024-25 LIVE scores, updates, news | Ishan Porel gets six; Kerala fight back with Jalaj Saxena

Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's coverage of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season. From today we will cover the Bengal vs Kerala match at the Jadavpur Second Campus Ground in Salt Lake, Kolkata.

Bengal are currently at the number three position in Elite Grop C with four points in two matches and will have to go for outright wins to stay in contention to qualify for the next round. 

Read Also | BCCI announce squad for Border-Gavaskar trophy and South Africa series | Checkout the new names

Bengal will miss their star opener Abhimanyu Easwaran, wicket-keeper batter Abishek Porel and pacer Mukesh Kumar who have flown away to Australia for India A series against Australia A.

Stay tuned as we bring you all the updates of the match for you.

Oct 29, 2024 15:21 IST
Kerala declared at 356/9 | Bengal on the charge
Kerala declared at 356/9 despite Salman Nizar being unbeaten on 95. Mohammed Azharuddin played a quick knock of 84 from 97 balls to give the push Kerala were looking for.
 
Ishan Porel bagged 103/6 in 30 overs. Mohammed Kaif, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal and Pradipta Pramanik returned with one wicket each. 
 
Bengal batters looked to charge from the word go. But, three points looked a bit far despite openers Sudip Chatterjee and Shuvam Dey giving a 101-run opening partnership.
 
Sudip got out on 57 while debutant Shuvam Dey got out on 67. 
 
Bengal 152/3 in 45 overs.



Oct 28, 2024 19:48 IST
A strong day with the bat for Kerala | Kerala 267/7
Jalaj Saxena's fighting 84 from 162 balls and Salman Nizar's steady unbeaten 64 from 205 balls made sure that Day 3 belonged to Kerala as they finished on 267/7 at the end of Day 3. 
 
Mohammed Azharuddeen is also unbeaten on 30 from 48 balls. Ishan Porel took five wickets while Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal took the lone wicket of Saxena.



Oct 28, 2024 14:43 IST
Saxena rescues Kerala
Bengal have not been able to pick up any wickets in the second session of Day 3 as Jalaj Saxena and Salman Nizar put up a partnership for the seventh wicket.
 
Kerala 212/6. 



Oct 28, 2024 12:30 IST
Five-wicket haul for Ishan Porel

 
Ishan Porel collects his fifth five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. This is his first five-for since 13 December 2022. 



Oct 27, 2024 17:48 IST
End of Day 2 | Kerala 51/4

 
Ishan Porel's spell with the new ball proved to be lethal for Bengal. The speedster, who was making his return to the first-class arena after an injury, dismissed Roham Kunnummal and Baba Aparajith in back-to-back deliveries to send Kerala on the backfoot. Ishan dismissed Vathsal on the last ball of the day to make it 51/4 for Kerala.
 
Pradipta Pramanik took the other wicket for Bengal.



Oct 27, 2024 15:29 IST
Toss update
Bengal won the toss and elected to bowl first. Shuvam Dey and Avilin Ghosh make their debut.



Oct 27, 2024 13:36 IST
No game till now
Due to wet outfield, we have not seen any game played on Day 2 so far. The next inspection will take plan on 2.30 pm IST 



Oct 26, 2024 15:16 IST
Day 1 called off
Day 1 has been called off due to a wet outfield. 



Oct 26, 2024 14:12 IST
Next inspection at 2.30 pm
The umpires will take a look at the ground at 2.30 pm IST.



Oct 26, 2024 14:11 IST
Shuvam Dey to debut
Since Bengal will not have their main opener Abhimanyu Easwaran in the team, Shuvam Dey, who was the highest run-getter in the First-division league, will make his debut.
Know his story here.



Oct 26, 2024 14:09 IST
The entire ground was covered
After missing a great opportunity against Bihar, Bengal management did not want to take any chances in this match. As the forecast of the rain was there, CAB managed to cover the whole ground for this match.



Oct 26, 2024 14:08 IST
Toss delayed
Due to the cyclone and rain, the outfield is wet and the toss has been delayed. 



Oct 26, 2024 14:07 IST
Streaming details
There will be no LIVE streaming of the match. You can follow the proceedings here on our LIVE blog.



Oct 26, 2024 14:07 IST
Match Details
Match: Bengal vs Kerala
Date: 26-29 October, 2024
Venue: JU Second Campus Ground, Salt Lake, Kolkata