Chatterjee's Unbeaten Fifty Steadies Bengal Against Haryana in Ranji Trophy

• Sudip Chatterjee scored an unbeaten 78 off 177 balls, helping Bengal recover to 168/5 on a fog-curtailed opening day.
• Only 58 overs were possible due to dense fog, with Chatterjee anchoring the innings despite wickets falling at the other end.
• Left-arm spinner Tanmay Baloda was Haryana's best bowler, taking 3/38, including the wickets of Abhimanyu Easwaran and Sudip Kumar Gharami.
• Bengal, having already secured a quarterfinal spot, rested pace spearhead Mohammed Shami and debuted left-arm spinner Vikas Singh.
• Other Ranji Trophy matches saw Gujarat at 267/7 vs Tripura, Uttarakhand at 279/3 vs Assam, and Services at 174/3 vs Railways.

Why It Matters: Sudip Chatterjee's resilient fifty helped Bengal recover on a fog-affected Ranji Trophy opening day.