India, Oct. 11 -- Mohammed Shami started yet another domestic season on a commanding note, taking 4/30 to help Bengal dismiss Delhi for 240 on the opening day of their Group C Ranji Trophy encounter at Kalyani on Sunday. His figures crowned a disciplined effort from a seam attack that made the ball move, denied Delhi easy scoring and repeatedly exposed uncertainty outside off-stump.

Shami, 36, was not alone in setting the tone after Bengal elected to bowl. Akash Deep and Mukesh Kumar also troubled Delhi through the morning, making the ball come in and leave the batters. Sanat Sangwan was the first to fall, Akash Deep getting one to nip back from just wide of off-stump and take the top of leg-stump. It was an early warning that the crease...