KOLKATA: The Bengal bowlers were taken to the cleaners as Maharashtra thrashed them by eight wickets in their opening match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 meet at Mohali on Monday.
Fresh from leading the India side to its maiden Asian Games gold medal, Ruturaj Gaikwad was at his belligerent best, hammering 82 off just 40 balls to give his side a flying start after Maharashtra bowlers restricted Bengal to 158 for six.
