CUTTACK 01-Dec-2018
Career-best seven-wicket haul by speedster Suryakant Pradhan and a half-century each by captain Biplab Samantaray, Subhransu Senapati and Abhishek Raut powered hosts Odisha to a thumping five-wicket win over Tripura on the fourth and last day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match at DRIEMS Ground in Tangi, 20kms from here today.
The win, which fetched Odisha six points, was their second in a row and elevated them to the fourth position in the group table with 13 points from four matches. Odisha will next meet Jharkhand at JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi from December 6 to 9.
Pradhan set the platform for the win against Tripura, bagging seven wickets for 40 runs in the first innings. Put into bat on a green top, Tripura found Pradhan too hot to handle and were bundled out for 122. In reply, Odisha rode on a captain’s knock of 89 by Samantaray to muster a total of 212.
