Mohammed Shami, Wriddhiman Saha boost Bengal in Ranji semis vs Delhi

Pune, Dec 16 (CRICKETNMORE) - Even as both Bengal and Delhi fancy their chances of featuring in their maiden Ranji Trophy final since 2010, the inclusion of pacer Mohammed Shami and stumper Wriddhiman Saha bolsters the eastern powerhouse ahead of

Bengal's bowling will be spearheaded by India's most potent red ball bowler Shami, who will get some serious match time ahead of the challenging tour to South Africa, later this month.

Partnering Shami will be Ashoke Dinda, who has been out of the national selectors' radar for quite sometime and will be trying to prove a point.

Shami and Dinda accounted for 48 out of Bengal's 94 scalps in the group stages.

In the other semi-final in Kolkata, Vidarbha will take on southern cricket powerhouse Karnataka.

Bengal: Manoj Tiwary (Captain), Sudip Chatterjee (Vice Captain), Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Shreevats Goswami (WK), B Amit, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Anustup Majumdar, Abhishek Raman, Aamir Gani, Pradipta Pramanik, Ashok Dinda, Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar, Kanishk Seth, Writtick Chatterjee.