KOLKATA: Karan Lal joined an elite club of debutant players to claim five wickets in an innings and help Bengal beat Nagaland by an innings and 161 runs in their Elite Group 'A' Ranji Trophy match at Sovima, on the outskirts of Dimapur, on Thursday. The big win ensured the maximum points (7) for Bengal as they consolidated their position in the group with 16 points from three games.
A member of the India U-19 2019 Asia Cup-winning team, Lal, along with his spinning partners Shahbaz Ahmed and Pradipta Pramanik, ran through the Nagaland second innings in the second session of play as the hosts folded up for 123 runs just after the tea interval on Day III.