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Saurashtra flexes its middle-order muscle, has Bengal on the mat

On a roll: Arpit Vasavada, who hit a double century in the semifinals, is poised for another big score in the final. | Photo Credit: PTI Saurashtra’s trusted middle-order trio, Sheldon Jackson, Arpit Vasavada and Chirag Jani, and opener Harvik Desai struck magnificent half-centuries to put the visitors in command against Bengal in the Ranji Trophy final at the Eden Gardens here on Friday.Resuming at 81 for two, Saurashtra seemed to be more at home at the Eden than Bengal to score 317 for five in the first innings and secure a substantial 143-run lead on the second day. Overnight batters Harvik and Chetan Sakariya carried on resolutely even as the Bengal pacers found good areas to get some purchase. Harvik (50, 79b, 8x4, 1x6) got his fifty before being trapped in front by Mukesh Kuma...