BHUBANESWAR 08-Jan-1995
Orissa ended their campaign in 1994-95 Ranji Trophy season with a draw against Bengal. But host Bengal secured two points by taking first-innings lead in the four-day East Zone match which culminated at Eden Gardens in Kolkata today. Orissa failed to gain any point from the match despite giving the opposition a tough fight.
Opting to bowl after winning the toss, Odisha did well by dismissing Bengal for 250. Captain Ranji Biswal and pacer Rajiv Seth were joint-most-successful bowler for Orissa, taking four wickets each. But Orissa squandered the advantage of restricting Bengal to a modest total as they folded up for 244 and conceded a slender lead of six runs.
The crucial lead proved to be a big morale booster for Bengal, who took full control of the match by declaring their second innings at 390 for five. Arun Lal cornered glory for Bengal in the second innings, scoring a century. When the match ended in draw, Orissa were 130 for four, chasing a victory target of 397. Orissa batsman Rashmi Ranjan Parida made his first-class debut in this match.
SCORECARD (Orissa Match No 137):
BENGAL (1st innings): J Arun Lal c Mohanty b Seth 17, Devang Gandhi lbw Seth 11, Shrikant Kalyani c Khatua b Biswal 21, Ashok Malhotra lbw b Seth 15, Saba Karim c Mohapatra b Biswal 6, Snehasish Ganguly c Mohapatra b Seth 3, Chetan Sharma c Arvind b Prasad 50, Saradindu Mukherjee c Khatua b Biswal 27, Prashant Vaidya lbw Biswal 9, Arun Singla c Bhatt b Prasad 66, Sagarmoy Sensharma not out 7; Extras (nb-16, b-1, lb-1) 18
Total (10 wickets; 86.4 overs) 250
Fall of wickets: Arun Lal, D Gandhi, S Kalyani, A Malhotra, S Karim, Snehasish Ganguly, C Sharma, S Mukherjee, P Vaidya, A Singla
Sushil Kumar Prasad 13.4-3-30-2.
ODISHA (1st innings): Prasanta Mohapatra c Malhotra b Vaidya 4, Manoj Bhatt c Vaidya b Mukherjee 30, Rashmi Ranjan Parida c Kalyani b Sharma 25, Amiya Ray c Gandhi b Sharma 25, Sritam Das c Singla b Vaidya 6, Ranjib Biswal c Karim b Singla 54, Abakash Khatua c Sharma b Singla 48, Bishnu Dev Mohanty c Ganguly b Sharma 4, Rajiv Seth c Malhotra b Singla 19, Sushil Kumar Prasad run out 12, V Arvind not out 0; Extras (nb-6, b-2, lb-9) 17
Total (All out; 80.3 overs) 244
Fall of wickets: Mohapatra, Bhatt, Parida, Ray, Das, Biswal, Khatua, Mohanty, Seth, Prasad.
Bowling: P Vaidya 14-0-70-2, S Sensharma 11-3-31-0, C Sharma 19-1-51-3, S Mukherjee 16-3-42-1, A Singla 20.3-1-39-3.
BENGAL (2nd innings): Arun Lal c Mohapatra b Prasad 113, D Gandhi c Mohapatra b Seth 8, S Kalyani (obstructing field) 85, A Malhotra c & b Ray 42, C Sharma c Mohanty b Ray 46, S Karim not out 57, S Ganguly not out 22; Extras (w-3, nb-10, b-1, lb-3) 17
Total (5 wickets declared; 89.0 overs) 390
Fall of wickets: Lal, Gandhi, Kalyani, Malhotra, Sharma
Bowling: R Seth 14-0-85-1, V Arvind 21-3-64-0, R Biswal 7-1-31-0, SK Prasad 32-1-142-1, A Ray 13-0-60-2, M Bhatt 2-0-4-0.
ODISHA (2nd innings): M Bhatt b Sharma 10, P Mohapatra b Mukherjee 27, RR Parida Karim b Mukherjee 20, A Ray c Arun Lal b Sensharma 11, S Das not out 36, A Khatua not out 19; Extras (nb-5, lb-2) 7
Total (4 wickets; 52.0 overs) 130
Did Not Bat: V Arvind, SK Prasad, R Seth, BD Mohanty, Ranjib Biswal
Fall of wickets: Bhatt, Mohapatra, Parida, Ray
Bowling: S Sensharma 11-2-33-1, C Sharma 11-3-20-1, SP Mukherjee 16-5-35-2, A Singla 14-3-40-0.
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PHOTO: File picture of Bengal opening batsman J Arun Lal
