PATIALA (Punjab): Bengal and Karnataka won their respective matches over Punjab and Baroda to qualify for the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals on Friday, but former champions Delhi bowed out.
Punjab, needing 190 runs for victory, fluffed their run chase to be bowled out for 141, handing Bengal a 48-run victory.
Spinners dominated the game with Bengal left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed picking up four wickets in the second innings to take his match-haul to 11.
Resuming day three at 199 for nine, Bengal scored only three runs to set Punjab a 190-run target.
Bengal gained six points from the win, pushing them on the top of the standings.
In Bengaluru, Karnataka advanced to the quarterfinals with an eight-wicket win over Baroda.
It was an improved batting effort from Baroda in the second innings after being shot out for 85 on day one. They ended their second innings at 296 all out, setting Karnataka a 149-run target, which the hosts reached in 44.4 overs with the loss of just two wickets.
Karnataka skipper Karun Nair took the team over the line with an unbeaten 71 off 126 balls.
