Vasavada ton puts Saurashtra in the driving seat

Arpit Vasavada's ton put Saurashtra firmly in control of the Ranji Trophy final as the hosts progressed to 339 for 5 by Tea on the second day against Bengal. Cheteshwar Pujara too continued to grind it out, battling throat infection and dehydration, moving to 51 off 193 deliveries, and in the process helping the sixth-wicket partnership swell to 148.

After playing out a wicket-less opening session, where the hosts scored 72 runs, they continued to tire the Bengal bowlers as the second session yielded 61 from 24 overs. It was another uneventful session with not much assistance from the track for the pacers. Shahbaz Ahmed did trouble the batsmen but with the