Rajkot : Bengal defeated Punjab in Syed Mustaq Ali Trophy 2024 by 4 wickets at Saurashtra Stadium, Rajkot. Shahbaz Ahmed’s 100* (49) helped Bengal open their account with win.
Chasing 180 runs, Bengal lost 4 quick wickets in 4 overs for 10 runs against Punjab’s spinner Abhishek Sharma (3/37).
However, Shahbaz Ahmed (100*) & skipper Sudip Gharami (43) notched up 110 runs partnership to bring Bengal back on track.
Shahbaz stayed till the end , smashing his ton and guided Bengal past the target in 19 overs.
Earlier in 1st innings, Punjab’s top order Batters Prabhsimran Singh (35), Anmolpreet Singh (39) , Nehal Wadhera (28) smashed Bengal bowlers including Mohammed Shami and looked to post big total.
However, Bengal came back on track with great comeback. None the less, Arshdeep Singh (23*) put Punjab to good total of 179. Karan Lal bagged 3-fer for Bengal.
Shahbaz was adjourned the man of the match for his ton.
Brief Scorecard :
1st Innings :
Pun : 179 (19.4)
Anmolpreet Singh : 39 (21)
Ben :
Karan Lal : 3/23
2nd Innings :
Ben : 181-6 (19)
Shahbaz Ahmed : 100* (49)
Pun :
Abhishek Sharma : 3/37
Result : Bengal win by 4 Wickets.
