Kolkata, Nov. 4 -- More than two sessions were lost due to rain and bad light, but the chances of getting a result in Bengal's Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match against Maharashtra are still high. When bad light forced early stumps at Eden Gardens on Day 3, Bengal were 76/4 in the second innings, holding a one-run lead over Maharashtra.

Starting on their overnight score of 207/9, Maharashtra added 11 more runs to stretch their first-innings lead to 75 before Pradeep Dadhe was trapped leg before by Mohammed Shami. In the context of the match, shortened heavily by bad light on the first two days and then rain on Wednesday, this was more than a sizeable lead for Maharashtra. However, the Eden pitch kept playing mind games with Bengal as they...