BHUBANESWAR 10-Dec-2012 188
Batting failure once again cost Odisha dear as they suffered a 10-wicket defeat against host Baroda in their sixth Group-B Ranji match at Moti Bagh Stadium in Vadodara today. With this win, which fetched them full seven points, Baroda jumped to the top of the table with 20 points. Though Odisha slipped from second to third position without getting any point, they still remained strong contenders for a place in the knockouts with 16 points.
Put into bat, Odisha were all out for a modest total of 181. Govind Podder stood tall amidst the collapse, hitting a definant 82 (181 balls, 9x4). This was the fifth first-class half-century for Podder, who made his debut against Baroda at Cuttack two years ago. Saurabh Sehgal, who replaced pace bowler Alok Mangaraj in the Odisha team, was another batsman to made notable contribution, hitting a cameo unbeaten 37 (47b, 6x4, 6x1).
In reply, Baroda rode on a half-century each by Aditya Waghmode (71), skipper Ambati Rayudu (64), Abhimanyu Chauhan (60) and wicketkeeper Pinal Shah (50) and two century-plus partnerships to make a impressive total of 301, which gave them a healthy lead of 120 runs. Deepak Behera was most successful Odisha bowler, bagging five wickets for 77 runs. This was the medium pacer’s first five-wicket halu and best bowling performance in first class cricket.
In the second innings, five of Odisha`s top six batsmen made single-digit scores as their side collapsed to 56 for 6, still needing plenty to make Baroda bat again. The lower order showed a bit more spine than the specialist batsmen in the side to help Odisha reach 123, at least averting the ignominy of an innings defeat. Debutant left-arm spinner Ketul Patel was Baroda`s most successful bowler, taking 4 for 36. Baroda were left needing four runs to win, and they did not even have to score those off the bat as four byes confirmed their victory.
SCOREBOARD:
ODISHA (1st innings): Bikash Pati c Patel b Vahora 8, Natraj Behera lbw Vahora 4, Niranjan Behera b Bhatt 20, Govind Podder b Bhatt 82, Biplab Samantaray b Bhatt 4, Alok Sahoo st Shah b Bhatt 9, Deepak Behera c Rayudu b Bhatt 0, Lagnajit Samal c & b Vahora 14, Saurabh Sehgal (not out) 37, Subhrajit Sahoo c Rayudu b Bhatt 0, Basant Mohanty b K Patel 1; Extras (lb-2) 2
Total (10 wkts; 72.3 overs) 181
Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-13, 3-83, 4-87, 5-105, 6-105, 7-130, 8-156, 9-156
Bowling: M Vahora 16-4-54-3, Gagandeep Singh 11-8-11-0, B Bhatt 26-6-73-6, K Patel 16.3-9-27-1, A Chauhan 1-0-6-0, U Patel 2-0-8-0.
BARODA (1st innings): S Wakaskar c Pati b Samal 17, A Waghmode c S Sahoo b D Behera 71, A Chauhan b D Behera 60, R Solanki lbw N Behera 0, A Rayudu c Samal b D Behera 64, P Saha c S Sahoo b Samal 50, G Singh c Samantaray b Behera 13, K Patel b Mohanty 7, U Patel b Behera 0, M Vahora (not out) 2, B Bhatt c Pati b Mohanty 3; Extras (b-4, lb-6, w-1, mb-3) 14
Total (10 wkts; 116.1 overs) 301
Fall of wicket: 1-26, 2-151, 3-152, 4-160, 5-262, 6-286, 7-291, 8-291, 9-297
Bowling: Basant Mohanty 27.1-14-32-2, Deepak Behera 26-6-77-5, Lagnajit Samal 29-6-76-2, Saurabh Sehgal 1-1-0-0, Govind Podder 6-0-28-0, Niranjan Behera 21-2-49-1, Biplab Samantaray 1-0-8-0, Alok Sahoo 5-3-21-0
ODISHA (2nd innings): Bikash Pati b Vahora 0, Natraj Behera c Waghmode b K Patel 5, Niranjan Behera (retired hurt) 2, Govind Podder c Rayudu b K Patel 1, Lagnajit Samal c A Chauhan b U Patel 15, Biplab Samantaray (run out) 7, Subhrajit Sahoo c Rayudu b K Patel 15, Deepak Behera c G Singh b K Patel 16, Saurabh Sehgal c&b Bhatt 23, Alok Sahoo A Chauhan b Bhatt 14, Basant Mohanty (not out) 4; Extras (b-10, lb-6) 16; Penalty 5
Total (10 wkts; 36.5 overs) 123
Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-13, 3-18, 4-38, 5-54, 6-56, 7-90, 8-112, 9-123
Bowling: M Vahora 8-4-16-1, G Singh 2-2-0-0, B Bhatt 11.5-2-36-2, K Patel 11-1-36-4, U Patel 4-0-14-1
BARODA (2nd innings): S Wakaskar (not out) 0, M Waghmode (not out) 0; Extras (b-4) 4
Total (0 kwt; 0.5 overs) 4
Bowling: Lagnajit Samal 0.5-0-0-0
