Bengal beat Delhi by nine wickets in Ranji Trophy opener

Bengal beat Delhi by nine wickets in their Ranji Trophy Group C match in Kalyani on Wednesday.

Delhi resumed the final day at 101 for three and were bowled out for 277 in their second innings.

Bengal had made 429 in the first innings, giving them a lead before Delhi's second innings.

Bengal's spinners helped end Delhi's resistance, with Pradipta Pramanik taking three wickets and Amir Gani and Sumanta Gupta taking two each.

Ayush Badoni top-scored for Delhi with 85, while Navdeep Saini remained unbeaten on 20.

Bengal needed 89 to win and reached the target in 15.3 overs, with debutant Ankur Paul scoring 38 and captain Abhimanyu Easwaran remaining unbeaten on 34.

The victory earned Bengal six points at the start of its group campaign.