Bengal had a poor start once again but Sudip Kumar Gharami held his ground once again and scored 39 runs. But the real surprise was Ritwik Roy Chowdhury who scored a hard-fought half-century and helped Bengal reach a good total of 172 runs. He slammed 6 fours and 1 six while playing that brilliant knock in just 32 deliveries.
Rajasthan had a decent start as Abhijeet Tomar scored 48 runs in 31 deliveries. He didn't get the support he needed from the other end. Akash Deep picked up three wickets for 29 runs in his 4-over spell.
Ishan Porel also picked up 3 wickets for 20 runs in his 4-over spell which led them to a huge victory of 29 runs over Rajasthan.
Bengal suffered a huge loss against Maharashtra, but they returned stronger and registered a brilliant victory.
"I am trying to balance between my calmness and aggression. I try to play with my heart out as much as I can," said Ritwik after the match when he was asked about his change of mindset for batting down the order.
Rajasthan have lots of players who have played IPL or play IPL so scoring against those bowlers or defending runs against the batters is not easy at all. The players who are featured in IPL, they hold lots of experience. So when Ritwik was asked if he felt good or gain confidence after performing well against those bowlers he said, "Yes Absolutely."
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