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Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed produced an excellent performance taking 6 wickets for just 34 runs to help Bengal dismiss Gujarat for 167. Bengal then reached 170 for 6 in their second innings on the third and second-last day of their Ranji Trophy Group C match on Monday. How was the match? Starting the day at 107 for 7 in reply to Bengals 279 Gujarat were bowled out in 76.3 overs with Ahmed dominating the attack while Mohammed Shami claimed 3 wickets for 44 runs. Captain Manan Hingrajia was Gujarat’s top scorer with a steady 80 off 252 balls but found little support from the rest of the lineup. In Bengal’s second innings openers Sudip Kumar Gharami (54) and captain Abhimanyu Easwaran (25) put on 55 runs in 14.5 overs. Anustup Majumdar was unbeaten on 44 with Ahmed contributing 20 runs as Bengal ended the day leading by 282 runs with one day left. For Gujarat left-arm spinner Siddharth Desai bowled well taking 4 wickets for 48 runs while pacer Arzan Nagwaswalla picked up 2 for 58. In another match Uttarakhand were trailing Railways by 23 runs. What happened in the other group? In another Group C match held in Ramnagar Uttarakhand reached 310 for 5 in response to Railways’ total of 333 all out on the third day. Yuvraj Chaudhary scored 92 Bhupen Lalwani added 78 and captain Kunal Chandela contributed 50 runs. For Railways fast bowler Kunal Yadav took 3 wickets for 64 runs. With one day left in the match Uttarakhand trail Railways by 23 runs. Brief Scores: At Kolkata: Bengal 279 and 170 for 6 in 48 overs (Sudip Kumar Gharami 54; Siddharth Desai 4/48) vs Gujarat 167 all out in 76.3 overs (Manan Hingrajia 80 not out; Shahbaz Ahmed 6/34). At Ramnagar: Railways 333 (Mohammad Saif 131 Bhargav Merai 89*; Mayank Mishra 6/84) vs Uttarakhand 310 for 5 in 122 overs (Yuvraj Chaudhary 92 Bhupen Lalwani 78; Kunal Yadav 3/64).