KOLKATA: Abhimanyu Easwaran made his homecoming memorable by way of hitting an unbeaten 141 towards hosts Uttarakhand on Day I in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group ‘A’ fit on the Abhimanyu Cricket Academy flooring in Dehradun on Tuesday.
Taking cue from the former video games the place the bowlers struck early at this venue, Uttarakhand skipper Jiwanjot Singh was once steered in placing Bengal in to bat on profitable the toss. But Easwaran was once now not able to have any individual else run the display at a flooring the place he grew up enjoying.
The opener bolstered his case for an India call-up by way of scoring his fourth consecutive red-ball century following his 141 and 157 towards Bangladesh ‘A’ and 170 towards Nagaland.
Bengal, who struggled in getting a excellent get started of their first two fits, were given a brand new rent of lifestyles with the go back of Easwaran, who were given a brand new opening spouse in Sayan Sekhar Mondal on Tuesday.
The all-rounder, who was once used as a floater within the earlier video games this season, may now not have were given a excellent rating however supplied in a position strengthen to his spouse and noticed off the difficult first hour ahead of being disregarded ahead of lunch for 18.
Sudip Gharami, who joined Easwaran, exuded self belief, permitting Easwaran to proceed easily because the duo picked up from the place that they had left towards Nagaland. It was once a proud second for Easwaran to achieve the three-figure mark after lunch in entrance of his father, who named his son after this infrastructure.
Gharami too settled down smartly and was once unfortunate to fail to spot his 3rd consecutive century after left-arm spinner Mayank Mishra broke the 170-run second-wicket stand by way of having him stuck by way of Jiwanjot for 90. The 23-year-old batter hit 11 fours and one six all over his 180-ball keep within the heart.
Stumps had been drawn when Mishra blank bowled Anushtup Majumder (3) quickly after as Bengal ended on a robust flooring at 269 for 3. Bengal will hope Easwaran, unbeaten on 141 after hitting 12 fours and one six, will proceed in the similar vein to place the competitors underneath scoreboard force.
Brief Scores: Bengal 269/3 in 84.3 overs (Abhimanyu Easwaran 141 batting, Sudip Kr Gharami 90; Mayank Mishra 3/74) vs Uttarakhand.
Taking cue from the former video games the place the bowlers struck early at this venue, Uttarakhand skipper Jiwanjot Singh was once steered in placing Bengal in to bat on profitable the toss. But Easwaran was once now not able to have any individual else run the display at a flooring the place he grew up enjoying.
The opener bolstered his case for an India call-up by way of scoring his fourth consecutive red-ball century following his 141 and 157 towards Bangladesh ‘A’ and 170 towards Nagaland.
Bengal, who struggled in getting a excellent get started of their first two fits, were given a brand new rent of lifestyles with the go back of Easwaran, who were given a brand new opening spouse in Sayan Sekhar Mondal on Tuesday.
The all-rounder, who was once used as a floater within the earlier video games this season, may now not have were given a excellent rating however supplied in a position strengthen to his spouse and noticed off the difficult first hour ahead of being disregarded ahead of lunch for 18.
Sudip Gharami, who joined Easwaran, exuded self belief, permitting Easwaran to proceed easily because the duo picked up from the place that they had left towards Nagaland. It was once a proud second for Easwaran to achieve the three-figure mark after lunch in entrance of his father, who named his son after this infrastructure.
Gharami too settled down smartly and was once unfortunate to fail to spot his 3rd consecutive century after left-arm spinner Mayank Mishra broke the 170-run second-wicket stand by way of having him stuck by way of Jiwanjot for 90. The 23-year-old batter hit 11 fours and one six all over his 180-ball keep within the heart.
Stumps had been drawn when Mishra blank bowled Anushtup Majumder (3) quickly after as Bengal ended on a robust flooring at 269 for 3. Bengal will hope Easwaran, unbeaten on 141 after hitting 12 fours and one six, will proceed in the similar vein to place the competitors underneath scoreboard force.
Brief Scores: Bengal 269/3 in 84.3 overs (Abhimanyu Easwaran 141 batting, Sudip Kr Gharami 90; Mayank Mishra 3/74) vs Uttarakhand.