CUTTACK 10-Dec-1984
Orissa and host Bengal gathered eight points each from their three-day East Zone Ranji Trophy match, which ended in a draw at Eden Gardens in Calcutta today. However, Orissa progressed to the quarterfinals by taking first-innings lead against Bengal.
Karun Dubey, Swapan Mitra, Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra and Anil Bhardwaj played important roles in enabling Orissa accomplish the notable feat against mighty Bengal in their own den. Half-century each by Dubey and Mitra helped Orissa compile a first-innings total of 206 after they were put into bat by Bengal captain Dilip Doshi.
Leg-break googley bowler Mohapatra then captured a career-best four for 18 as Orissa bowled out Bengal for 169 and took a crucial first-innings lead of 37 runs. Orissa further consolidated their position by declaring the second innings at 307 for seven.
The highlight of the second innings was a century each by Dubey and Bhardwaj. Dubey, in the process, passed 1000 runs in Ranji Trophy and 1500 runs in First-Class matches. Chasing near-impossible target of 345 for victory, Bengal could score 144 for two in the second innings. Orissa wicket-keeper Bishnu Deb Mohanty made his first-class debut in this match, replacing Pannalal Bose.
SCORECARD (Orissa Match No 93):
ORISSA (1st innings): Karun Dubey c & b Shukla 60, BKR Patnaik b Burman 0, Asjit Jaiprakasham c Chakraborty b Shome 3, Anil Bhardwaj lbw Shome 7, Rabi Narayan Panda c Mitra b Shukla 39, Swapan Mitra c Nandy b Burman 56, Harmohan Praharaj lbw Shukla 32, *Somnath Sahoo lbw Shome 0, +Bishnu Deb Mohanty c Shukla b Burman 0, Abinasha Khatua b Burman 5, Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra not out 0; Extras (4-nb) 4
Total (all out, 84.2 overs) 206
Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-4, 3-24, 4-108, 5-117, 6-172, 7-183, 8-186, 9-199, 10-206
Bengal bowling: Burman 15.2-3-47-4, Shome 16-8-22-3, Doshi 20-2-54-0, Mukherjee 19-7-46-0, Shukla 14-3-37-3.
BENGAL (1st innings): Pranab Roy b Sahoo 7, K Dhall run out 43, S Mukherjee c Panda b Praharaj 3, J Arun Lal lbw Jaiprakasham 45, AK Mitra b Mohapatra 15, P Nandy run out 13, RC Shukla st Mohanty b Mohapatra 9, +D Chakraborty not out 14, Barun Burman b Mohapatra 0, *Dilip R Doshi b Mitra 2, GK Shome c & b Mohapatra 2; Extras (1-lb, 10-nb, 1-w) 12, Penalties 4
Total (all out, 59.4 overs) 169
Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-24, 3-104, 4-107, 5-128, 6-146, 7-147, 8-147, 9-154, 10-165
Orissa bowling: Sahoo 11-1-42-1, Praharaj 17-4-52-1, Jaiprakasham 11-1-40-1, Mitra 12-5-12-1, Mohapatra 8.4-2-18-4.
ORISSA (2nd innings): K Dubey c Dhall b Doshi 127, BKR Patnaik c Chakraborty b Shome 0, A Jaiprakasham b Shome 10, RN Panda b Shukla 0, A Bhardwaj not out 125, SU Mitra c Dhall b Doshi 16, HB Praharaj c sub b Doshi 8, *S Sahoo c Chakraborty b Doshi 16, +BD Mohanty not out 0, LB Mohapatra DNB, A Khatua DNB; Extras (3-lb, 2-nb) 5
Total (7 wickets, declared, 94 overs) 307
Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-55, 3-60, 4-259, 5-277, 6-287, 7-305
Bengal bowling: Burman 8-0-61-0, Shome 17-4-40-2, Doshi 33-10-79-4, Mukherjee 23-4-75-0, Shukla 13-3-49-1.
BENGAL (2nd innings): P Roy not out 60, K Dhall b Jaiprakasham 31, J Arun Lal lbw Jaiprakasham 31, AK Mitra not out 1; Extras (4-b, 4-lb, 12-nb, 1-w) 21
Total (2 wickets, 48 overs) 144
Fall of wickets: 1-68, 2-142
Orissa bowling: Sahoo 4-1-13-0, Praharaj 7-0-23-0, Jaiprakasham 14-2-38-2, Mitra 11-2-35-0, Mohapatra 8-0-25-0, Khatua 3-3-0-0, Dubey 1-0-2-0.
