Ranji Trophy 2024/25 UP vs Bengal: Bengal earn 3 points by virtue of first-inning's lead

Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's LIVE coverage of the Ranji Trophy 2024/25 season. 

Build Up

For the next four days, we will cover the Uttar Pradesh vs Bengal match, to be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The last time Bengal had faced Uttar Pradesh in a Ranji Trophy match, Bhubneshwar Kumar had picked up 8/41 in the first inning. 

However, this time, he will not be there in the team, as UP decided to leave him out of the squad for the first two games of the season. Meantime, Bengal will be led by their most experienced batter in the team, Anustup Majumdar, who has top-scored for them in Ranji Trophy twice in the last three seasons.

Bengal will also be boosted by the presence of in-form Abhimanyu Easwaran, Abishek Porel and Mukesh Kumar, who were impressive in the Duleep Trophy. On the other hand, this will be the first time, UP will be led by their wicket-keeper batter Aryan Juyal. Priyam Garg, Nitish Rana, Ankit Rajpoot and Aaqib Khan will be other players to watch out from their team. 

This is Koushik Biswas, who will be bringing you all the LIVE updates of the Uttar Pradesh vs Bengal match from the web desk.

Oct 14, 2024 18:44 IST
Garg's stunning ton helps UP get one point
Former India U-19 Captain Priyam Garg stood tall to give Uttar Pradesh one point at home. Garg finished at unbeaten 105 as UP scored 162/6 in the second inning.
 
Bengal:  311 & 254/3d
UP: 292 & 162/6
 
Bengal 3 points, UP 1 point.



Oct 14, 2024 14:54 IST
Tea, Day 4: Bengal need 6 wickets, UP need 192 runs
The game hangs in the balance as Bengal will need 6 wickets in the final session of the match for six points while UP will need 192 for a miraculous win. Do not think UP will go for the runs and Bengal will be the one going for the kill. 



Oct 14, 2024 14:39 IST
Good catch from Avilin Ghosh to dismiss Nitish Rana | UP 79/4

 
Mukesh Kumar comes back and does the trick for Bengal. He gets Nitish Rana, caught at a backward point. It is the substitute fielder Avilin Ghosh, who takes a good, sharp catch to get Bengal's 4th.
 
Bengal need six more wickets to win.



Oct 14, 2024 13:50 IST
Bengal bowlers are on fire | UP 47/3
Md. Kaif and Mukesh Kumar with some early damage for Bengal with the ball. Kaif has already picked up two wickets in three overs. Mukesh with the other wicket.



Oct 14, 2024 11:57 IST
Bengal going for the six points
Bengal declare at 254/3 and give Uttar Pradesh a target of 272 runs to chase in the last two session of the match. Brave decision from the Bengal camp. They are going for the six points now. 

Bengal 254/3

Sudip Chatterjee 93

Abhimanyu Easwaran 127*



Oct 14, 2024 11:35 IST
Abhimanyu Easwaran scores his 27th first-class ton

 
This man is one of the prime example of consistency in Indian domestic cricket. He scores his 27th first class ton and moves one inch closer to that Indian cap. 
 
Bengal 249/3. Lead by 268.



Oct 14, 2024 11:30 IST
Sudip Chatterjee goes for 93
After a century in the first inning, the left-handed opener showed his class in the second inning as well. However, he missed the chance to make it two in two innings and was dismissed by Saurabh Kumar on 93. 
 
Bengal 212/1. Lead by 231. 



Oct 13, 2024 16:48 IST
End of Day 3 | Bengal lead by 160 runs
Bengal finish the day on high as openers Abhimanyu Easwaran and Sudip Chatterjee remained unbeaten till the end of the day. Eswaran is unbeaten at 78 from 107 balls while Suip is not out at 59 from 109 balls.
 
Bengal 141/0 and lead by 160 runs.



Oct 13, 2024 15:33 IST
Fifties for Abhimanyu & Sudip

 
Fifties for both the Bengal openers Abhimanyu Easwaran and Sudip Chatterjee. Bengal 115/0, leading by 134.



Oct 13, 2024 12:42 IST
First Inning: UP all-out for 292

 
Uttar Pradesh all-out for 292 as Bengal get the crucial 19-run lead in the first inning. Mukesh Kumar was fabulous with his 43/4 while Shahbaz Ahmed was top-notch with his 96/4. 
 
Bengal: 311 (Chatterjee 116, Yash Dayal 27/4)
UP: 292 ( Aryan Juyal 92, Mukesh Kumar 43/4)
Bengal lead by 19 runs.



Oct 12, 2024 15:52 IST
Shahbaz gets Nitish Rana: UP 155/3
Shahbaz Ahmed gets his third as UP lost their third wicket. Rana, who was looking good on 32, was trapped by Shahbaz. 



Oct 12, 2024 13:57 IST
Two back-to-back wickets for Bengal | UP 86/2

 
After a hard toil in the first 25 overs, Bengal were finally able to break the opening partnership between Juyal and Swastik. Shahbaz Ahmed drew the first blood for Bengal by trapping Swastik (41) in front of the wicket and then Md. Kaif got rid of Priyam Garg for 2, to make a comeback in the second session.



Oct 12, 2024 12:59 IST
UP: Great start for Uttar Pradesh
Openers Juyal and Swastik have given a solid start to Uttar Pradesh's inning as the partnership now reaches 60-mark.
 
Mukesh Kumar looked good for Bengal, but still has not been able to pick up any wickets so far.



Oct 12, 2024 10:43 IST
First inning: Bengal all-out for 311; Dayal gets 4
Yash Dayal gets his fourth as the pacer bounced out Md. Kaif. Bengal all-out for 311. 
 
Sudip Chatterjee 116; Gharami 90
Dayal 27/4; Vipraj Nigam 81/4



Oct 12, 2024 10:30 IST
Bengal 304/9: Dayal gets his third
Dayal with the new ball bowls a swinging yorker to rattle the stumps. Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal goes for 15.



Oct 12, 2024 10:25 IST
Bengal 297/8 | Dayal gets Shahbaz
This time Dayal gets Shahbaz tarpped in front of the wicket with an inswinger. Shahbaz's head was already on the fifth stump and he could not balance himself to play the ball. Easy decision for the umpire and he goes after a good 44 from 80 balls. 



Oct 12, 2024 10:01 IST
Nitish Rana drops Shahbaz Ahmed
Brilliant from Yash Dayal, who was able to get the nick from the good length after a good bouncer pushed him a bit back. But, Rana missed the catch standing in the slip. 



Oct 12, 2024 09:45 IST
Day two starts
Day two of the match starts in Lucknow as we can see some fans coming to the ground as well. 



Oct 11, 2024 19:09 IST
End of day 1: Bengal 269/7
Uttar Pradesh made a solid comeback in the final session of the day as they picked up four wickets in the final session of the day. Leg spinner Vipraj Nigam was the star of the show for them with four wickets after a stellar performance with the bat from Sudip Gharami (90) and Sudip Chatterjee (116). 
Shahbaz Ahmed (26*) and Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal (0*) are at the crease for Bengal.



Oct 11, 2024 15:49 IST
Bengal: Bengal lose their fourth!

Abishek Porel is run out and UP make a comeback in the first inning. 
 
Bengal 217/4.



Oct 11, 2024 15:01 IST
Bengal: Stunning hundred from Sudip Chatterjee

A stunning comeback hundred from Sudip Chatterjee! 
A terrific century from the southpaw batter!



Oct 11, 2024 13:28 IST
Bengal: Fifties for Both Sudips
Sudip Chatterjee and Sudip Gharami completed their fifties as they crossed their 100-run partnership for the second wicket.



Oct 11, 2024 12:08 IST
Day 1 Lunch: Bengal 87/1

 
Bengal won the first session despite an early dismissal of in-form Abhimanyu Easwaran, who departed on 5 from 17 balls after nicking one behind against Yash Dayal.
 
However, Sudip Chatterjee, who was sent as the opener, proved his mettle with a solid partnership with young Sudip Kumar Gharami to win the session for Bengal.
 
Ankit Rajpoot, Saurabh Kumar and Aaqib Khan did their best but could not break the partnership between the two Sudips. 
 
Bengal 87/1 
Chatterjee 41* (92)
Gharami 31* (66)



Oct 11, 2024 09:51 IST
Playing XIs: Bengal
A R Easwaran, Sudip Chatterjee, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Anustup Majumdar, Abishek Porel, Wriddhiman Saha, Shahbaz, Writtick Bijoy Chatterjee, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Mohammad Kaif, Mukesh Kumar



Oct 11, 2024 09:50 IST
Playing XIs | Uttar Pradesh
Aryan Juyal, Swastik, Priyam Garg, Aksh Deep Nath, Nitish Rana, Siddharth Yadav, Saurabh Kumar, Vipraj Nigam, Yash Dayal, Ankit Rajpoot, Aaqib Khan



Oct 11, 2024 09:48 IST
Toss update
Bengal Won the Toss elected to bat. 



Oct 11, 2024 09:18 IST
Toss delayed
The toss is delayed due to bad weather.



Oct 11, 2024 08:27 IST
Is this the end of road for Bhuvi?



Oct 11, 2024 08:26 IST
Squads | Uttar Pradesh
Aryan Juyal (C) (WK), Swastik Chikara, Priyam Garg, Akshdeep Nath, Nitish Rana, Saurabh Kumar, Ankit Rajpoot, Aaqib Khan, Vipraj Nigam, Yash Dayal, Shivam Sharma, Siddhartha Yadav, Madhav Kaushik, Vijay Kumar, Aaditya Sharma (WK), Kritagya Singh.
Standby: Atal Bihari Rai, Prince Yadav, Abhishek Goswami, Vineet Panwar, Vaibhav Chaudhary, Kartikey Jaiswal



Oct 11, 2024 08:25 IST
Squads | Bengal
Anustup Majumdar (C), Sudip Gharami, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sudip Chatterjee, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Writtick Chatterjee, Abishek Porel (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Shuvam Dey, Avilin Ghosh, Akash Deep, Mukesh Kumar, Aamir Gani, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Rohit Kumar, Yudhajit Guha, Md. Kaif, Pradipta Pramanik, Rishabh Vivek. 
 
Know about the players here. 



Oct 11, 2024 08:24 IST
How to watch the UP vs Bengal match?
Domestic cricket fans can watch the Uttar Pradesh vs Bengal Ranji Trophy match LIVE on Jio Cinema App and Website. 



Oct 11, 2024 08:23 IST
Match Details
Match: Uttar Pradesh vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy 2024-25
Date: 11 October, 2024
Time: 9.30 am IST
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow