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Senior India pacer Mohammed Shami produced a vintage spell to help Bengal register their second consecutive win in the ongoing Ranji Trophy, defeating Gujarat by 141 runs in their Group C encounter at the Eden Gardens, according to Wisden.

Gujarat were given a target of 327 runs in the fourth innings, but were bowled out for 185, with Shami leading the charge with an outstanding spell of 5/38. Despite a valiant unbeaten 109 from Urvil Patel, the visitors fell well short of the target.

Shami had also contributed with the ball in the first innings, taking 3/44, while Shahbaz Ahmed ran through Gujarat’s batting order with 6/34, giving Bengal a strong 112-run first-innings lead.

This was Shami’s first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket in four years, the previous one comi

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