Kerala Outclass Bengal

Kerala inflicted an embarrassing loss on the hosts Bengal to register a nine wicket victory. With this win, Kerala tops the Group B standings. After Saxena scored an impressive 143, Sandeep Warrier crippled the Bengal batting line-up as he claimed 5 wickets and dismissed in-form skipper Manoj Tiwary(62). Bengal were all out for 184 runs, setting a 41 runs target. Kerala scored the required run in 11 overs at the fall of one wicket. This is the first time since 2014 that Bengal suffered a home loss.