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Surat, Nov 8 (PTI) A gritty century from Anustup Majumdar and a fluent half-century by Shahbaz Ahmed rescued Bengal from early trouble and helped them reach a strong 273 for five against Railways on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group match here on Friday.

Opting to bat first, Bengal found themselves in early trouble against a disciplined Railways attack.

Skipper Sudip Gharami (0) fell early to Adarsh Singh, while Aditya Purohit (6) and Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal (5) also departed cheaply, leaving the visitors reeling at 27 for three inside the first 27 overs.

Wicketkeeper Habib Gandhi (28) attempted to steady the innings but his dismissal to left-arm spinner Kunal Yadav at 61 threatened to undo the brief recovery.

That was when Majumdar, one of Bengal’s most

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