Maharashtra completed their first innings at 218 against Bengal on November 4, taking a 75-run lead on day three of the Ranji Trophy match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Bengal had made 143. Maharashtra added 116 runs after falling to 102/7, including a 60-run last-wicket stand. The match was still in progress.
The fixture runs from November 2 to 5. A November 4 report in The Telegraph records the previous day’s early close at 207/9, a lead of 64. That is the November 3 position; BCCI’s completed first-innings total on November 4 is 218, reflecting a later stage of the game.
116 runs after 102/7
Mohammed Shami gave Bengal an early opening by dismissing Prithvi Shaw and Digvijay Patil from successive deliveries at 6.1 and 6.2 overs. Maharashtra were 18/2 and still only 102 when the seventh wicket fell, leaving them 41 short of Bengal’s first-innings total.
BCCI’s fall-of-wickets sequence then runs from 102/7 to 146/8, 158/9 and 218 all out. That means 116 runs after the seventh wicket, with the final pair adding 60. Those lower-order runs changed the innings from a deficit to a 75-run advantage.
Sanghavi’s unbeaten 60 and Shami’s final wicket
Tanay Sanghavi finished unbeaten on 60 from 179 balls. Last man Pradeep Dadhe made 27 from 70 before Shami trapped him lbw at 82.5 overs to end the stand. Sanghavi had also taken 3/30 in Bengal’s first innings, contributing with both bat and ball.
Shami finished with 4/37 from 23.5 overs, including eight maidens. Shahbaz Ahmed took 3/39, Mohammed Kaif 2/36 and Suraj Jaiswal 1/38. Bengal’s early breakthroughs therefore sit alongside the runs conceded while trying to dismiss the lower order, which is the central contrast in the first innings.
What to follow after the first-innings lead
On BCCI’s official match page, select “MAH Inns 1” for the completed batting card and wicket sequence, or “Bengal Inns 2” for the ongoing second innings. The 75 runs discussed here are the difference between two completed first innings; they are not a current second-innings score or a match result.
Maharashtra’s advantage came from lower-order resistance, especially the final pair’s 60 runs, after the early wicket losses. Bengal must first make up that deficit before building a lead. Wickets retained, runs accumulated in the second innings and time left in the match will decide how far the first-innings advantage carries.
Prepared by the editorial team from official records and reviewed public reporting.
- BCCI official match centre: Bengal v Maharashtra, November 2–5 ↗
- Cricinfo: Bengal–Maharashtra score and commentary ↗
- The Telegraph: Maharashtra lower order on day two ↗