Nadia, Feb. 9 -- Bengal's Sudip Kumar Gharami fell one run short of his triple century after Shaik Rasheed bowled him in the 194th over to deny a well-deserved 300. He faced 596 balls and hit 31 fours and six sixes during his mammoth knock.

Bengal cricket team is on the verge of qualifying for the semi-final of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 as they finished Day 4 with a lead of 270 runs against Andhra at Bengal Cricket Academy Ground in Kalyani.

Bengal finished their first innings with 629 runs in response to Andhra's 295.

Sumanta Gupta made 81 off 167 balls, and the wicketkeeper batter Shakir Habib Gandhi missed his century by five runs.

Shaik Rasheed took four wickets as Saurabh Kumar and KV Sasikanth picked up a couple of wickets each....