Bengal suffer crushing defeat against Railways

Bengal suffer crushing defeat against RailwaysKolkata: Hosts Bengal on Tuesday suffered a 122-run humiliating defeat against Railways, their fourth in the Ranji season, to usher in the New Year on a depressing note.




Sandipan first tried to forge a partnership with Wriddhiman Saha but the stand-in skipper got out just after lunch becoming Sanjay Bangar`s 300th first-class victim.



A miffed Bengal coach WV Raman said,"It`s a big wake-up call for Bengal cricket. It`s loud and clear that our batsmen lacked skill to measure up to the challenge. The boys need to be more proactive."


Brief Scores: Railways 214 and 314 decl; Bengal 157 and 249; 78.3 overs (Sandipan Das 62, Debabrata Das 44 not out, Arindam Das 40; Anureet Singh 4/46, Karan Sharma 3/60).

Railways won by 122 runs; Railways 6 pts, Bengal 0.