Bengal secured their quarterfinals berth on the basis of a first-innings lead against Goa at the Eden Gardens. Goa had been bowled out for 310 on the third day, in response to Bengal’s 379. Bengal then reached 108 for 3 by stumps. They lost both their overnight batsmen – Abhimanyu Easwaran and Shreevats Goswami – within the first nine overs of the final day. Anustup Majumdar and Writtick Chatterjee then notched up unbeaten centuries to take Bengal to 334 for 5 before they declared. Goa’s new-ball pair of Lakshay Garg and Felix Alemao took all the five wickets to fall. Bengal then sent back Goa’s openers Prathamesh Gawas and Swapnil Asnodkar to reduce them to 8 for 2 in five overs. Amogh Desai and Snehal Kauthankar then shared an unbroken third-wicket partnership of 78 to steer them to 86 for 2 at stumps. Bengal will face Gujarat in the first quarter-final in Jaipur.
Source: ESPN Crickinfo