BEN vs JHA LIVE: Ranji Trophy Quarterfinals 2022 Live Updates – On Wednesday, June 8, Bengal cricket team created history at the Just Cricket Academy Ground in Bangalore. They became the first team ever in the history of first-class cricket where all of the top nine batters have scored half-centuries. Follow BEN vs JHA Live Updates, Ranji Trophy Quarterfinals 2022 live updates on InsideSport.IN.
Notably, Bengal are currently playing against Jharkhand in the quarter-final match of the ongoing edition of Ranji Trophy. They have been excellent with the bat, having scored 773 runs at the loss of 7 wickets before eventually declaring.
BEN vs JHA LIVE: Bengal create HISTORY in Ranji Trophy Quarterfinals 2022, becomes first team with all of top 9 batters scoring half-centuries in first-class cricket
But what is more impressive is that they became the first team where all of the top 9 batters registered half-centuries or more. Previously, the record was with Australian tourists, who had eight batters scoring half-centuries against England in 1893. However, even they were not all top eight batters.
Scores of Bengal’s Top 9:
Abhishek Raman – 61
Abhimanyu Easwaran – 65
Sudip Kumar Gharami – 186
Anustup Majumdar – 117
Manoj Tiwary – 73
Abishek Porek – 68
Shahbaz Ahmed – 78
Sayan Mondal – 53*
Akash Deep – 53*
BEN vs JHA LIVE: Bengal create HISTORY in Ranji Trophy Quarterfinals 2022, becomes first team with all of top 9 batters scoring half-centuries in first-class cricket
Bengal became the first team to feature 9 fifties on the same scorecard. Only nine of them have batted, by the way.
We are discussing 250 years of First-class cricket here. pic.twitter.com/F56JxRQYkK
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) June 8, 2022
Meanwhile, as for the match, Bengal declared at 773/7, and their bowlers have started on a good note. Jharkhand are currently struggling at 139/5, with Sayan Mondal picking up 3 wickets and Royal Challengers Bangalore star Shahbaz Ahmed getting a couple of scalps to his name.
BEN vs JHA LIVE: Bengal create HISTORY in Ranji Trophy Quarterfinals 2022, becomes first team with all of top 9 batters scoring half-centuries in first-class cricket
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