Bengal relied on its spinners’ combined yield of seven wickets and its openers’ brisk chase to record a hard-earned nine-wicket win over Delhi and grab six points in its Ranji Trophy opener at the Bengal Cricket Academy ground here on Wednesday.
I introduced him to exploit the rough,” said Abhimanyu, while praising Paul’s innings. While the captain rotated the strike, the diminutive debutant executed big hits, including a stunning straight six off Divij Mehra, to deflate the pressure. When Paul holed out, the task was a mere formality for Bengal. “Gupta has a different trajectory.
Re-starting its second innings at 101 for three, Delhi rode on skipper Ayush Badoni’s brilliant 85 (134b, 10×4) to post 277 and set Bengal 89 to win in the last session. The home team crossed the line in 15.3 overs. Delhi’s captain Ayush Badoni plays a shot on the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group C cricket match against Bengal, at Kalyani, West Bengal, on October 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Bengal openers Abhimanyu Easwaran (34 n.o., 40b, 2×4) and Ankur Paul (38, 41b, 3×4) then collected 64 runs at a healthy rate.