Bengal started the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals very well at Eden Gardens. Batting first against Jharkhand, the Bengal pacers took advantage of the pitch and the weather. Aakash Deep and Mukesh Kumar got seven Jharkhand batters out before the tea break. Bengal captain Manoj Tiwari won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Bengal bowlers proved the captain’s decision correct. From the beginning, Ishan was bowling on a sure line and length, and Mukeshra fell. Jharkhand batsmen could not play with open hands.