CUTTACK 14-Dec-1994
Maiden first-class century by Shiv Sundar Das helped Orissa secure two points by virtue of first-innings lead in their four-day Ranji Trophy match, which ended in draw at Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur on the final day today. Host Bihar failed to get any point.
A 413-ball knock of 132 (8x4) by Das enabled Orissa make a healthy total of 340 after captain Ranjib Biswal won the toss and opted to bat. Among other successful Orissa batsmen, Sanjay Raul and Abakash Khatua contributed 48 and 44 respectively.
In reply, Bihar were bowled out for 217 and conceded a lead of 123 runs. Making his first-class debut for Orissa, medium-pacer Rajiv Seth scalped four wickets, while Sushil Kumar Prasad and Ranjib Biswal captured three wickets each.
After taking the crucial first-innings lead, Orissa indulged in batting practice and mustered a second-innings total of 252. The match ended with the completion of the second innings of Orissa. Returning to the Orissa team after a long gap, opening batsman Manojit Bhatt scored a half-century in the second innings.
SCORECARD (Orissa Match No 134):
ORISSA (1st innings): Prasanta Mohapatra c Sunil Kumar b Banerjee 11, Manojit Bhatt c Tariq-ur-Rehman b Avinash Kumar 20, Shiv Sundar Das b Deepak Kumar 132, Amiya Ray c Avinash Kumar b Deepak Kumar 27, *Ranjib Biswal b Deepak Kumar 18, Sanjay Raul c Sunil Kumar b Avinash Kumar 48, Abakash Khatua c Rajiv Kumar b Rao 44, +Bishnudeb Mohanty c Tarun Kumar b Deepak Kumar 0, Sushil Kumar Prasad c Tariq-ur-Rehman b Rao 10, Rajiv Seth run out 4, R Srikant not out 3; Extras (b-11, lb-4, nb-8) 23
Total (all out, 175.5 overs) 340
Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-58, 3-123, 4-149, 5-260, 6-294, 7-294, 8-313, 9-335, 10-340
Bihar bowling: Banerjee 19-6-45-1, Shankar 16-0-52-0, Avinash Kumar 60-26-74-2, Deepak Kumar 37-7-95-4, Rao 42.5-15-58-2, Tariq-ur-Rehman 1-0-1-0.
BIHAR (1st innings): I Bose c Mohanty b Seth 5, A Dayal c Khatua b Seth 21, +Sunil Kumar c Ray b Kumar Prasad 36, Tarun Kumar lbw Seth 0, Tariq-ur-Rehman b Kumar Prasad 8, Rajiv Kumar lbw Biswal 4, Deepak Kumar c Mohapatra b Biswal 1, ST Banerjee c & b Biswal 32, V Shankar c Das b Kumar Prasad 17, *Avinash Kumar not out 68, KVP Rao c Mohanty b Seth 18; Extras (b-4, lb-4, nb-3) 7
Total (all out, 109.2 overs) 217
Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-38, 3-39, 4-62, 5-70, 6-78, 7-78, 8-106, 9-151, 10-217
Orissa bowling: Seth 16.2-5-38-4, Kumar Prasad 49-18-80-3, Biswal 31-12-53-3, Raul 8-3-21-0, Ray 4-1-16-0, Srikant 1-0-5-0.
ORISSA (2nd innings): MP Bhatt b Avinash Kumar 62, PR Mohapatra lbw Banerjee 17, SS Das c Tariq-ur-Rehman b Rao 25, A Ray c Rajiv Kumar b Rao 28, +BD Mohanty c Rajiv Kumar b Rao 12, SS Raul c sub (Zishan-ul-Yaquin) b Avinash Kumar 3, *R Biswal c Deepak Kumar b Rao 25, A Khatua st Sunil Kumar b Rao 19, S Kumar Prasad c sub b Rao 13, R Seth c Dayal b Avinash Kumar 24, R Srikant not out 9; Extras (b-10, lb-1, nb-4) 15
Total (all out, 106.1 overs) 252
Fall of wickets: 1-66, 2-103, 3-107, 4-137, 5-152, 6-159, 7-194, 8-213, 9-222, 10-252
Bihar bowling: Banerjee 8-1-17-1, Shankar 15-3-41-0, Avinash Kumar 24.1-7-47-3, Deepak Kumar 21-5-50-0, Rao 37-10-81-6, Dayal 1-0-5-0.
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PHOTO: Undated file picture of Orissa batsman Shiv Sundar Das (Courtsey: Getty Images).
