Ranji Trophy Final, Saurashtra vs Bengal Live Cricket Score: Jaydev Unadkat is the leading wicket-taker of Ranji Trophy 2019-20 season
Ranji Trophy 2020 Final Live Score, Saurashtra vs Bengal Final Live Cricket Score Updates: Saurashtra skipper Jaydev Unadkat won the toss and elected to bat first. Unadkat-led Saurashtra will aim to win in front of their home crowd at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot as they take on Abhimanyu Easwaran-led Bengal in the final of Ranji Trophy 2019-20. It is a big occasion for Bengal as well who have not won a single domestic event since the 1989-90 triumph.
Saurashtra captain is in good form with the ball being the leading wicket-taker of the tournament. Bengal beat Karnataka in the semi finals by a considerable margin of 174 runs whereas Saurashtra edged past Gujarat beating them by 92 runs. The high profile contest will also feature Indian Test players Cheteshwar Pujara and Wriddhiman Saha. Pujara will be looking to score big runs after a disappointing tour of New Zealand.
Highlights
Avi Barot reaches his half-century from 127 deliveries. He sweeps Shahbaz Ahmed for a boundary to reach the milestone in the big game. Meanwhile, Vishwaraj Jadeja is trying to play himself in. SAU - 97/1 after 42 overs
Bengal finally get through the opening partnership. Shahbaz Ahmed gets the breakthrough as he removes opener Harvik Desai. The Saurashtra opener departs for 38. SAU - 82/1 after 38 overs
Bengal fail to get a breakthrough in the first session of Day 1 as Saurashtra are 77 in 35 overs for no loss with Avi Barot 39* and Harvik Desai 37*
Desai sends it hard on the drive and gets a thick outside edge. And it is dropped. Desai punished Bengal even further by getting another four in the next bowl. On a docile track as this in Rajkot, Bengal cannot afford to drop catches like that. SAU - 64/0 after 23 overs
Excellent first hour for Saurashtra in the final as Avi Barot and Harvik Desai bring up 50-run opening stand. SAU - 51/0 after 18 overs
Barot sends one for the boundary as Saurashtra steadily make their way to 43 for no loss after 15 overs. Openers Harvik and Barot have been solid for the hosts.
First bowling change. Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed replaces Ishan Porel in the attack. Ahmed had a few close-in fielders in catching positions. He started off with a maiden over against Harvik Desai. SAU - 23/0 after 8 overs
Harvik Desai and Avik Barot have gotten off to a good start against the new ball bowlers. An ideal start for the hosts in the big final. They would not like to lose a wicket in the first hour of play here. SAU - 17/0 after 5 overs
Ishan Porel and Mukesh Kumar open the bowling for Bengal. The ball is keeping low at times. Harvik Desai was beaten by the lack of bounce by Mukesh. Desai opened his account with a boundary. Avi Barot is yet to get off the mark. SAU - 4/0 after 2 overs
Saurashtra openers Harvik Desai and Avi Barot are in the middle to open the innings. Ishan Porel has opened Bengal's bowling attack on the Rajkot's green wicket. Hemang Badani and Amol Majumdar have said that the pitch looks good. "Weather hasn't been that warm, so it hasn't really gotten that dry. Not much moisture on the surface but it's well-rolled and is a hard track. There is a tinge of grass which suggests some help for the bowlers early on today but once that passes, run-scoring should get considerably easier. There are quite a few cracks on view, these should open up as the game progresses."
Bengal: Abhimanyu Easwaran(c), Sudip Kumar Gharami, Sudip Chatterjee, Manoj Tiwary, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Anustup Majumdar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arnab Nandi, Akash Deep, Mukesh Kumar, Ishan Porel
Saurashtra: Harvik Desai, Avi Barot (w), Cheteshwar Pujara, Vishvaraj Jadeja, Sheldon Jackson, Arpit Vasavada, Chirag Jani, Prerak Mankad, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Jaydev Unadkat(c), Chetan Sakariya
Saurashtra skipper Jaydev Unadkat wins toss, elects to bat first in the final.
Hello and welcome to the final of 86th edition of Ranji Trophy. The weather conditions are good for cricket, a little hazy in the middle but mostly sunny. The team winning the toss may look to bat first.