Bengal vs Saurashtra, Ranji Trophy Final: Saurashtra dominated Bengal on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy final at Kolkata on Thursday.

A red-hot Bengal will have a chance to claim their first Ranji Trophy title in 33 years when they face Saurashtra in the summit clash

A green-top pitch will be on offer for Bengal-Saurashtra Ranji Trophy summit clash beginning in Kolkata on Thursday

Karnataka gained three points after its Ranji Trophy Group C match against Kerala petered out to a draw on the fourth and final day in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday

Bengal have already declared their squad for the upcoming series in Namibia. Abhimanyu Easwaran will be leading the side that also includes the likes of Shahbaz Ahmed and Ishan Porel.

While Ishan Porel scalped two wickets, Saurabh Kumar and Baba Aparajith picked a wicket each as India A reduced South Africa A to 116/5, extending the lead to 137.

Bengal thrashed a star-studded Karnataka team by 174 runs to enter their first Ranji Trophy final in 13 years.

Ishan Porel took a five-wicket haul for Bengal in the first innings against Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy semi-final and then dismissed KL Rahul cheaply in the second.

Ishan Porel complemented Anustup Majumdar's unbeaten century with a five-wicket haul to put Bengal in command against a star-studded Karnataka in their Ranji Trophy semi-final on Sunday.

Responding to India A's first innings total of 216, New Zealand A notched up a mammoth 562/7 decl in their first innings. The visitors were 127/2 when bad light ended play on Day 3.