Ranji Trophy 2022-23: Saurashtra thrash Bengal by 9 wickets to clinch title

Kolkata, Feb 19 : Saurahstra produced a clinical performance to thrash Bengal by nine wickets in the final to win the Ranji Trophy 2022-23 title, here on Sunday.

This is Saurashtras second Ranji Trophy title in the last three seasons and they proved why they are a force to reckon with in the domestic circuit.

Bengal, who gave away a big first innings lead of 230, were overnight 169/4 in their second innings, got bowled out for 241 on Sunday, giving Saurahstra a mere 12 runs target.Chasing a paltry target, Saurashtras Jay Gohil was out for a duck.However, Saurahstra went past the target in 2.4 overs to wrap up the match with one day and two full sessions to spare.Brief scores: Bengal 174-all-out and 241-all-out (Manoj Tiwary 68, Anustup Majumdar 61; Jaydev Unadkat 6/85, Chetan Sakariya 3/76) lost to Saurashtra 404 all-out and 14-1 (Vishvaraj Jadeja 10 not out, Harvik Desai 4 not out; Akash Deep 1/5) by 9 nine wickets #Ranji #Trophy #Saurashtra #Bengal #clinch #Telugu #TeluguStop #Kolkata #Kolkata.