CUTTACK 16-Feb-1994
Orissa marched into Ranji Trophy quarterfinals for the fourth time, edging out Madhya Pradesh on the basis of first-innings lead on the fifth and last day of their pre-quarterfinal match, which ended in draw at Nehru Stadium in Indore today.
Captain Ranjib Biswal, Prasanta Mohapatra, Sushil Kumar Prasad and debutant Shiv Sundar Das played notable roles in the indirect victory for Orissa. Opting to bat, Orissa rode on a century by Mohapatra (140, 295b, 17x4) and Biswal (138, 377b, 13x4, 1x6) to compile an imposing total of 437.
In reply, host Madhya Pradesh were bowled out for 370 and conceded a lead of 67 runs. Among Orissa bowlers, Sushil Kumar and Biswal captured three wickets each, while Abakash Khatua and Subash Chandra Mohanty picked up a brace each.
In the second innings, a sparkling 98 by Shiv Sundar Das and 65 by Sushil Kumar enabled Orissa to muster 244. Chasing a challenging target of 312 for victory, Madhya Pradesh escaped defeat by the skin of their teeth, thanks to an unbeaten 111 by Devashish Nilosey.
The home team were 230 for nine in the second innings when the exciting match ended. V Arvind was most successful Orissa bowler in the second innings with a career-best haul of four wickets for 102 runs.
SCORECARD (Orissa Match No 132):
ORISSA (1st innings): Suresh Kumar b Lahore 17, Prasanta Mohapatra lbw Nilosey 140, Shiv Sundar Das c Khurasiya b Lahore 9, Karun Dubey c Patel b Parmar 1, Amiya Ray c Patel b Lahore 28, *Ranjib Biswal c Dwevedi b Parmar 138, Abakash Khatua c Prabhakar b Hirwani 1, +Bishnudeb Mohanty c Patel b Hirwani 35, Sushil Kumar Prasad c Patel b Parmar 42, V Arvind lbw Hirwani 1, Subash Chandra Mohanty not out 8; Extras (b-5, lb-12) 17
Total (all out, 182.3 overs) 437
Fall of wickets: 1-46, 2-66, 3-70, 4-134, 5-292, 6-301, 7-385, 8-385, 9-394, 10-437
Madhya Pradesh bowling: Nilosey 9-1-30-1, Sodhi 20-4-77-0, Lahore 57-22-96-3, Hirwani 62-18-133-3, Parmar 26.3-6-72-3, Dwevedi 1-0-1-0, Prabhakar 7-2-11-0.
MADHYA PRADESH (1st innings): AV Vijayvargiya c Ray b SC Mohanty 16, +KK Patel b Kumar Prasad 15, AR Khurasiya c SC Mohanty b Khatua 91, HS Sodhi b Khatua 28, *PK Dwevedi c Das b Kumar Prasad 64, MS Sahni c Kumar Prasad b SC Mohanty 26, AS Prabhakar c BD Mohanty b Biswal 37, DK Nilosey c Ray b Biswal 1, SS Lahore c SC Mohanty b Kumar Prasad 43, ND Hirwani lbw Biswal 16, DV Parmar not out 1; Extras (b-9, lb-3, nb-20) 32
Total (all out, 140.3 overs) 370
Fall of wickets: 1-30, 2-34, 3-157, 4-167, 5-219, 6-282, 7-283, 8-329, 9-361, 10-370
Orissa bowling: Arvind 11-1-35-0, Kumar Prasad 52.3-11-113-3, Biswal 47-9-117-3, SC Mohanty 18-2-56-2, Khatua 12-1-37-2.
ORISSA (2nd innings): Suresh Kumar b Sodhi 5, S Kumar Prasad b Parmar 65, SS Das b Parmar 98, A Ray lbw Parmar 18, PR Mohapatra not out 14, K Dubey lbw Lahore 11, A Khatua st Patel b Parmar 0, *R Biswal c Dwevedi b Parmar 6, +BD Mohanty c Dwevedi b Parmar 17, SC Mohanty lbw Hirwani 1, V Arvind b Hirwani 0; Extras (b-2, lb-6, w-1) 9
Total (all out, 104.5 overs) 244
Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-159, 3-172, 4-202, 5-204, 6-205, 7-213, 8-243, 9-244, 10-244
Madhya Pradesh bowling: Nilosey 6-2-11-0, Sodhi 11-1-34-1, Lahore 35-18-41-1, Hirwani 17.5-7-27-2, Parmar 30-6-105-6, Dwevedi 2-0-9-0, Prabhakar 2-0-7-0, Sahni 1-0-2-0.
MADHYA PRADESH (2nd innings): AS Prabhakar c BD Mohanty b Khatua 8, +KK Patel b Khatua 17, AR Khurasiya c Ray b Arvind 1, MS Sahni b Arvind 37, *PK Dwevedi c BD Mohanty b Arvind 5, DK Nilosey not out 111, AV Vijayvargiya run out 0, SS Lahore st BD Mohanty b Kumar Prasad 16, HS Sodhi run out 15, ND Hirwani b Arvind 15, DV Parmar not out 0; Extras (b-2, lb-3) 5
Total (9 wickets, 56 overs) 230
Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-16, 3-38, 4-43, 5-90, 6-96, 7-123, 8-163, 9-190
Orissa bowling: Arvind 28-3-102-4, Kumar Prasad 14-0-63-1, Biswal 4-0-23-0, Khatua 7-0-31-2, Das 2-1-5-0, Dubey 1-0-1-0.
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PHOTO: Undated file picture of Orissa batsman Prasanta Mohapatra.
