Kanpur, Jan. 13 -- After having bowled a devastating spell (4-14) on the opening day, Mohammad Kaif stepped up once again,
now with the bat, by scoring a fighting unbeaten 45 off 79 balls as Bengal took a vital 128-run first innings lead against Uttar Pradesh on Day 2 in
the second Elite Group B match at the Green Park Stadium here on Saturday.
After bowling out UP for just 60, Bengal managed to post 188 in their first innings, thanks to top-scorer Kaif.
For UP, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was superb, bagging 8 for 41.
While UP, in their second innings, were 46 for no loss at stumps on the second day, still trailing by 82 runs.
Earlier, resuming the day from overnight score of 95/5, Bengal lost three wickets for 15 runs in the morning.
But tailen...