CUTTACK, OCT 24: Riding on the century by vice-captain Ranjit Singh and a half-century by Gourav Mahapatra, Odisha made 228 for five on the opening day of their four-day Plate Group B match of the Col C K Nayudu Trophy (U-23) Tournament at Diesel Mechanical Works Cricket Ground in Patiala today.
Put into bat, Odisha got off to a vulnerable start, losing opening batsman Shantanu Mishra for four. But Ranjit and Gourav steadied the innings, stitching together 114 runs for the second wicket stand. Priyatosh Paramanik and Kameswar Barik were batting on 20 and 16 respectively at the draw of stumps today.
SCOREBOARD:
ODISHA (1st innings): Shantanu Mishra c Sehrawat b Huda 4, Gourav Mahapatra c P Singh b A Mishra 67, Ranjit Singh b Pandey 109, Abhishek Yadav c&b A Mishra 6, Ankit Yadav lbw A Mishra 2, Priyatosh Paramanik (not out) 20, Kameswar Barik (not out) 16; Extras (w 3, lb 1) 4
Total (5 wkts; 92 overs) 228
Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-125, 3-145, 4-147, 5-211
Bowling: S Thakran 17-7-32-0, S Huda 14-4-38-1, A Pandey 11-0-55-1, S Mishra 17-8-41-0, V Singh 4-1-12-0, V Anand 10-3-13-0, Ambikeshwar Mishra 19-7-36-3
