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Ranji: Bengal crush Delhi by 9 wickets; Desai spins Gujarat to bonus-point win

Bengal secured a dominant nine-wicket victory over Delhi to open their Ranji Trophy Group C campaign. Despite an 85-run effort from Ayush Badoni and 39 from Anuj Rawat, Delhi was dismissed for 277 in their second innings, leaving Bengal a modest target of 89 which they chased down in 15.3 overs.

Pradipta Pramanik led the Bengal bowling attack with three wickets. Meanwhile, in Ahmedabad, Siddharth Desai claimed five wickets to propel Gujarat to a 10-wicket win over Odisha, earning a bonus point in the process.

Arzan Nagwaswalla contributed significantly to the Gujarat effort with three wickets in the second innings, helping to bowl Odisha out for 161.

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