off consecutive deliveries to reduce bengal to 114 for 7 saxena became the only spinner to pick up a wicket when he had dinda caught by karthick at first slip in the next overmajumdar read the situation well and started playing his shots as wickets started falling around him the allrounder hooked thampi for a six and reached his 50 off 90 balls he was ninth man out being caught at second slip by karthick off nidheesh for 53 97 balls 6x4 1x6kerala hold the edge but the first hour on wednesday is likely to dictate the course of this match