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

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Riyan Parag flourished with an all-round performance as Assam defeated Bengal by 13 runs in the penultimate group tie of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Eden Gardens.

Shreevats Goswami has been named the vice-captain of the Bengal squad that also includes Mohammed Shami's younger brother and pace-bowling all-rounder Mohammed Kaif.

Ranji Trophy Final: Anustup Majumdar and Arnab Nandi stitched an unbeaten 91-run partnership for the seventh wicket as Bengal reached 354/6 -- trailing Saurashtra by 71 runs going into the final day.

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.

India A's push for a result could not come through as New Zealand A escaped with a draw on the fourth and final day of the first unofficial cricket Test here on Saturday.