The match will be played between Uttar Pradesh and Bengal in Ranji Trophy 2023-24. This match started on Friday at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. Bengal have made Mohammad Kaif a part of the team. He is also part of the playing eleven. Kaif is the brother of Team India's star bowler Mohammed Shami. Kaif bowled lethally in this match and took four wickets. The Uttar Pradesh team, which took on Bengal first, collapsed by just 60 runs.
The Uttar Pradesh team lost the toss and came onto the field first to bat. During this time, Aryan Juyal and Samarth Singh came to the opening. Aryan was eliminated after scoring 11 runs in 11 balls. He was dismissed by Sindhu Jaiswal. After that, Kaif got the second wicket for Bengal. Kaif made Samarth his victim. Samarth faced 41 balls and scored 13 runs. Kaif then fired Saurabh Kumar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ankit Rajput.
Kaif scored just 14 runs in 5.5 overs in this match. With this, 4 wickets were taken. Kaif has come into the limelight because of his deadly bowling. He made his first-class debut against Andhra Pradesh. He made his debut this year. Kaif has previously played 9 List A matches. Took 12 wickets here.
Let us tell you that after UP, the Bengal team came on the field to bat. By the end of the first day's play he had scored 95 runs, losing five wickets in the first innings. Saurav Paul was eliminated after scoring 13 runs. Sudeep Kumar couldn't even open an account. Captain Manoj Tiwari returned to the pavilion after scoring three runs. Abhishek Porel was eliminated after scoring 12 runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 5 wickets for UP.