Mohammed Shami served a reminder of his fitness on Tuesday with a match-winning spell to deliver Bengal's second consecutive win in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy.

At Eden Gardens, Shami finished with 5 for 38 - his 13th first-class five-for - as Bengal beat Gujarat by 144 runs . He finished with eight wickets in the match across 28.3 overs. Shami currently sits third on the Ranji season's wicket-taker's leaderboard, with 15 wickets at an average of 10.46 after four innings.

"When you perform like this, it feels good both mentally and physically," Shami said. "Coming out of a difficult phase and performing well gives a lot of satisfaction. The time after the [2023] World Cup was tough and painful.

"But then I played the Ranji Trophy, white-ball cricket, the IPL, Champions Trophy, Duleep Tr

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