Ranji Trophy: Saurashtra beat Bengal by 9 wickets to bag second title
Bengal by 9 wickets in the Ranji Trophy final at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday as captain Jaydev Unadkat claimed a match haul of nine wickets, including 6/85 in the second innings.Having given away a big first innings lead of 230 runs, Bengal, who were overnight 169/4 in their second essay, folded for 241, handing the visitors a mere 12 runs target to win the final.Saurashtra lost their opening batter Jay Gohil (0) off the bowling of Akash Deep but eventually went past the target, reaching 14 for 1 in 2.4 overs, to wrap up the match with one day and two full sessions to spare.Saurashtra's earlier triumph was in 2019-20 season when they defeated Bengal on the basis of first innings lead. In the last 10 seasons, they have made the final on five occasions, underlining their consistency.


