New Delhi, Nov 21 (CRICKETNMORE) As many as 23 wickets fell on the first day of the Group A Ranji Trophy league match between Bengal and Baroda as batsmen from either side faltered on a green top at the Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium at Lahli in Haryana on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After Bengal skittled Baroda out for a meagre 97, riding on India discard Ashoke Dinda's 6\/45, it was young seamer Atit Seth's 7\/36 that bundled Bengal out for 76.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With a slender lead of 21 runs, Baroda then reached 63\/3 in their second innings at stumps to take an overall lead of 84 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In other Group A matches, Gujarat rode on openers Priyank Kirit Panchal (122) and Samit Gohel (87) to reach 246\/3 at stumps against Mumbai at the K.S.C.A. Rajnagar Stadium at Hubballi, Karnataka.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
At the Ferozshah Kotla in New Delhi, the Railways rode on top order batsman Nitin Bhille's 102 to reach 249\/2 at stumps on the opening day against Madhya Pradesh.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Punjab had a mixed day on the field reaching 241\/6 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur against Tamil Nadu. Opener Manan Vohra top-scored with 73 while Uday Kaul got 56 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In Group B, India batsman Kedar Jadhav fired a brilliant 106-ball 115 to put Maharashtra on a commanding 352\/5 at stumps on the opening day against Assam at the IIT - Chemplast Ground in Chennai.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Delhi reached 37\/0 with both openers Shikhar Dhawan (29 not out) and Gautam Gambhir (6 not out) intact after bowling Rajasthan out for a meagre 238 in the first innings at the Krishnagiri Stadium in Wayanad, Kerala.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
At Delhi's Palam Ground, stumper C.M. Gautam's 54 was the only highlight for Karnataka, who were bundled out for 179 by Odisha. In reply, Odisha struggled to reach 42\/2 at stumps on the opening day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Saurashtra's young batsman Sheldon Jackson struck a patient 227-ball 116 while Chirag Jani scored 78 to take the team to 301 against Vidarbha. In response, the Vidarbha side were 4\/0 at stumps at the Karnail Singh Stadium in Delhi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In Group C, stumper Mohammed Azharuddeen top-scored with a defiant 275-ball 82 to take Kerala to 188\/8 at stumps on the opening day against Andhra at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. For Andhra, Vijaykumar was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 6\/37.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Veteran batsman and skipper Subramaniam Badrinath's 254-ball 134 helped Hyderabad reach 267\/4 at stumps against Chhattisgarh at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium at Valsad, Gujarat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Middle-order batsman Snehal Kauthankar's unbeaten 80 took Goa to 197\/6 on the first day of their tie against Haryana at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Ghaziabad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Services got off to a perfect start to reach 276\/3 at stumps against Himachal Pradesh. For the Services, opener Nakul Verma scored an unbeaten 113 while Ravi Chauhan hit a brilliant 149 at the Lalabhai Contractor Stadium in Surat, Gujarat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jammu and Kashmir reached 270\/6 at stumps with three of their batsmen -- Pranav Gupta (55), Ian Dev Singh (59) and Aditya Singh (65 not out) -- notching half centuries against Tripura at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ashoke-dinda.jpg", "alt_img": "Image for Ranji Trophy: Bengal, Baroda batsmen struggle on green top", "alt_title": "Ranji Trophy: Bengal, Baroda batsmen struggle on green top", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Ranji Trophy: Bengal, Baroda batsmen struggle on green top", "seo_desc": "New Delhi, Nov 21 (CRICKETNMORE) As many as 23 wickets fell on the first day of the Group A Ranji Trophy league match between Bengal and Baroda as batsmen from", "seo_keywords": "Ashoke Dinda, Ranji Trophy", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "0", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "ranji-trophy-bengal-baroda-batsmen-struggle-on-green-top", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2896", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "0", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2016-11-21 22:13:00", "updated": "2016-11-21 22:13:00", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2016-11-21 22:13:00", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2016-11-21 22:13:00", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/ranji-trophy-bengal-baroda-batsmen-struggle-on-green-top-21329" }