Ranji Trophy: Praharaj, Biswal script Orissa win

Match haul of nine wickets for 37 runs by Harmohan Praharaj and first-innings half-century by Chiranjib Biswal helped Orissa script a 10-wicket win over host Assam on the last day of their three-day Ranji Trophy East Zone match at District Sports Association Outdoor Stadium in Dibrugarh today.

Chasing victory target of 71 runs, Orissa romped home with openers Karun Dubey and Asjit Jayaprakasham remaining unbeaten on 40 and 27 respectively. This was the eighth overall win in 83 Ranji Trophy matches for Orissa and seventh win in 27 matches against Assam.

Earlier electing to bat, Assam were bowled out for 100 with Harmohan Praharaj, Somnath Sahoo and captain Paramjit Singh taking three wickets each. In reply, Orissa rode on a career-best knock of 51 by Chiranjib Biswal to make a competitive total of 184.

Training by 84 runs in the first innings, Assam were all out for 154 in the second innings. Among Orissa bowlers, Praharaj was most successful with a career best six for 29 runs, while Bhardwaj picked up three for 30. Orissa pacer Pawan Agarwal made his first-class debut in this match.

SCORECARD (Orissa Match No 83):

ASSAM (1st innings): *S Dutta b Paramjit Singh 19, P Sharma b Praharaj 2, +G Das b Praharaj 8, Masood Khan lbw Praharaj 1, P Kalita c Jaiprakasham b Hussain 33, R Haque b Paramjit Singh 12, P Hazarika c Nag b Sahoo 0, D Sabhapandit b Sahoo 3, SG Chakraborty c Bhardwaj b Paramjit Singh 9, Z Hussain c Jaiprakasham b Sahoo 2, U Bhattacharjee not out 1; Extras 10
Total (all out, 55.4 overs) 100
Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-23, 3-25, 4-67, 5-79, 6-84, 7-85, 8-88, 9-92, 10-100
Orissa bowling: Sahoo 11-2-16-3, Praharaj 10-4-8-3, Agarwal 6-2-12-0, Paramjit Singh 17.4-8-21-3, Jaiprakasham 7-0-20-0, Hussain 4-1-13-1.

ORISSA (1st innings): +Gautam Nag b Haque 6, Harmohan B Praharaj lbw Hussain 11, Karun Dubey c Chakraborty b Hussain 3, Anil Bhardwaj c Hazarika b Masood Khan 17, Asjit Jaiprakasham st +Hazarika b Bhattacharjee 16, Somnath Sahoo c & b Sabhapandit 24, Rabi Narayan Panda b Sabhapandit 10, Chiranjib Biswal c Das b Bhattacharjee 51, *Paramjit Singh b Chakraborty 17, Sabir Hussain c Hazarika b Bhattacharjee 16, Pawan Agarwal not out 0; Extras 13
Total (all out, 58.1 overs) 184
Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-18, 3-30, 4-42, 5-70, 6-88, 7-94, 8-143, 9-183, 10-184
Assam bowling: Haque 6-0-22-1, Hussain 8-1-25-2, Masood Khan 2-0-20-1, Bhattacharjee 17.1-3-42-3, Sabhapandit 11-0-24-2, Chakraborty 14-2-38-1.

ASSAM (2nd innings): *S Dutta b Bhardwaj 31, P Sharma c Nag b Bhardwaj 3, +G Das c Nag b Praharaj 0, Masood Khan c & b Bhardwaj 0, P Kalita c Nag b Praharaj 5, R Haque c & b Praharaj 47, P Hazarika b Praharaj 0, D Sabhapandit c & b Praharaj 20, SG Chakraborty b Praharaj 11, Z Hussain run out 0, U Bhattacharjee not out 2; Extras 23, Penalties 12
Total (all out, 50.4 overs) 154
Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-13, 3-96, 4-96, 5-101, 6-101, 7-109, 8-127, 9-129, 10-142
Orissa bowling: Sahoo 6-4-8-0, Praharaj 15.4-7-29-6, Agarwal 6-0-24-0, Paramjit Singh 9-6-11-0, Jaiprakasham 2-0-15-0, Hussain 3-2-2-0, Bhardwaj 9-1-30-3.

ORISSA (2nd innings): K Dubey not out 40, A Jaiprakasham not out 27, P Agarwal DNB, S Hussain DNB, *Paramjit Singh DNB, C Biswal DNB, RN Panda DNB, S Sahoo DNB, A Bhardwaj DNB, HB Praharaj DNB, +G Nag DNB; Extras 4
Total (no wicket, 14 overs) 71
Assam bowling: Haque 5-0-22-0, Hussain 5-0-27-0, Bhattacharjee 1-0-8-0, Sabhapandit 1-0-4-0, Chakraborty 1-0-2-0, Kalita 1-0-4-0.
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PHOTO: File photo of Orissa batsman Chiranjib Biswal.