Bengal and Karnataka (formerly Mysore), who face each other in the semi-final at the Eden from Tuesday, have met 11 times previously in Ranji Trophy. Bengal enjoy a slight edge, having had the better of the exchanges six times (three outright and three on first innings lead/quotient). Following is the list of showdowns:

31 Jan.-3 Feb., 1942 — Mysore won by 17 runs in semis (Eden Gardens, Calcutta)

26 Feb.-1 March, 1953 — Bengal won by 104 runs in semis (Eden Gardens, Calcutta)

31 Jan.-3 Feb., 1969 — Bengal won by 115 runs in semis (Central College Ground, Bangalore)

28 Feb.-3 March, 1975 — Match drawn. Karnataka won on first innings lead in quarters (Eden Gardens, Calcutta)

24-27 Feb., 1979 — Karnataka won by 236 runs in quarters (M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore)

16-20 Feb., 1991 — Match drawn. Bengal won on a better run quotient in quarters (Eden Gardens, Calcutta)

12-14 Feb., 1996 — Karnataka won by an innings & 29 runs in pre-quarters (Rajinder Singh Institute Ground, Bangalore)

4-7 March, 2000 — Match drawn. Bengal won on first innings lead in Super League (Eden Gardens, Calcutta)

15-18 Nov., 2003 — Match drawn. Karnataka won on first innings lead in Elite Group (People’s Education Trust Cricket Stadium, Mandya)

7-10 Nov., 2004 —Bengal won by 116 runs in Elite Group (Jadavpur University Ground, Calcutta

17-20 Dec., 2005 — Match drawn. Bengal won on first innings in Elite Group (Infosys Ground, Mysore).

THE HIGHS & LOWS

HIGHEST TOTALS

Bengal: 652/9 (incl. 60 runs in penalties) in 1990-91

Mysore/Karnataka: 791/6 decl. in 1990-91

LOWEST TOTALS

Bengal: 110 in 1952-53

Mysore/Karnataka: 106 in 1968-69

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES

Bengal: 260 by S. Kalyani in 1990-91

Mysore/Karnataka: 267 by V. Raja in 1990-91

BEST BOWLING

Bengal: 7/52 by B. Ramchandra, 1941-42

Mysore/Karnataka: 6/41 by EAS Prasanna, 1968-69

Compiled by Mohandas Menon