The Ishan Porel-led Bengal pace battery gave the team a bright start by bundling out Baroda for 181 runs in the first innings on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match at the Barabati Stadium here on Thursday.
In reply, Bengal was at 24 for the loss of its captain Abhimanyu Easwaran when bad light, owing to overcast conditions in the final session, stopped play.
The Bengal pacers, who utilised the morning conditions and variable bounce to ask questions frequently, backed their skipper’s decision to field by overcoming the disappointment of missing out on chances in the first hour.
