Kalyani: Bengal with one win and three draws are currently in 14 points. They will aim to bag 6 points to take on Haryana in their next Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match at the Bengal Cricket Academy in Kalyani on Thursday. On the other hand, Haryana are on top with 20 points.
Bengal are currently in the third position with two games (Haryana & Punjab) left in the group stage, will look to gather maximum points to book a place in the knockouts.
The match will be memorable for two rising stars, Under-19 heroes batter Ankit Chatterjee and all-rounder Vishal Bhati, as the duo will be making their debut in the match.
Ankit and Vishal will be two players after Abhimanyu Easwaran to make their debut for Senior Bengal after playing in Vinoo Mankad Trophy and Cooch Behar Trophy all in the same season.
With Haryana playing consistent cricket in the tournament, the Laxmi Ratan Shukla’s Bengal team will look to make the best use of the home conditions to force a result and bag all maximum points from the match.