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Ranji Trophy: Prithvi Shaw hits fifty as Maharashtra crush Bengal by 10 wickets
Maharashtra registered a dominant 10-wicket victory over Bengal in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Thursday. The win earned Maharashtra seven points, including a bonus point, taking them to the top of the group with 19 points, while Bengal slipped to second with 18.
Chasing a target of 112, Maharashtra completed the task comfortably in just 19.4 overs. Captain Prithvi Shaw led the way with an unbeaten 53 off 50 balls, while Sachin Dhas remained not out on 61 off 68 deliveries.
Bengal's second innings ended at 186, leaving Maharashtra with a modest target. Abhishek Porel top-scored with 65, while Sumanta Gupta contributed 59. The pair added 64 runs for the seventh wicket after Bengal were reduced to 87/6, but their efforts could not prevent the defeat.
Pradeep Dadhe and Hitesh Walunj claimed four wickets each for Maharashtra, while Tanay Sanghvi picked up two. Maharashtra had earlier secured a crucial 75-run first-innings lead after scoring 218 in reply to Bengal's 143.
Sanghvi was named Player of the Match for his unbeaten 60 and five wickets across the two innings.
Brief Scores: Bengal 143 and 186 (Abhishek Porel 65, Sumanta Gupta 59; Pradeep Dadhe 4/48, Hitesh Walunj 4/53) lost to Maharashtra 218 and 114/0 (Sachin Dhas 61*, Prithvi Shaw 53*) by 10 wickets.
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