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Friday, Jun 6, 2025
Saurashtra will host Bengal in the final from March 9.
The summit clash against Bengal will he played from Monday.
With S Ravi as the designated umpire, Shamsuddin's on-field partner K N Ananthapadmanabhan was the only one officiating in the middle in the first session on day two as local umpire Piyush Khakar stood at square leg.
Pujara (66 off 237), who was on five when he retired hurt on day one due to fever, and Vasavada (106 off 287) batted for two sessions and five overs as the hosts reached 384/8 at stumps on day two against Bengal.
Bengal ended the fourth day at 354 for six as Majumdar added 91 runs for the unbroken seventh wicket stand with Arnab Nandi (28 batting, 82 balls), who showed a lot of courage despite getting hit on the finger by Jaydev Unadkat delivery.
Bengal may have the edge after day one but Saurashtra batsman Vishvaraj said another 100 runs on the slow and low surface will be of immense value.
Saurashtra had posted 425 in their first innings riding on a brilliant century from Arpit Vasavada. They then restricted Bengal to 381, thus taking a crucial lead of 44 runs on the final day.
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