06-Nov-1996
Impressive haul of nine wickets for 143 runs on debut by medium-pacer Debasis Mohanty helped Orissa draw their four-day Ranji Trophy East Zone match against Bengal at Eden Gardens in Calcutta today. However, Bengal secured five points by taking first-innings lead, while Orissa settled with three points.
Orissa opening batsman P Jayachandra also made his first-class debut in this match. Debasis Mohanty bagged five wickets for 52 runs as Orissa bowled out formidable Bengal, who chose to bat after winning the toss, for a modest total of 188 in the first innings. Orissa captain Ranjib Biswal provided good support to Debasis from the other end, capturing three wickets for 47 runs.
But the advantage of restricting Bengal to a below-200 total went in vain as Orissa were all out for 181 and conceded a slender but vital first-innings lead of seven runs. Rashmi Ranjan Parida was the top scorer for Orissa with 46 runs to his name. Narendra Hirwani emerged most successful Bengal bowler, pocketing six wickets for 86 runs.
Bengal further consolidated their position by declaring the second innings at 293 for nine, which gave them an overall lead of 300 runs. Among Orissa bowlers, Debasis Mohanty and Ranjib Biswal once again proved successful, bagging four wickets each.
The fourth and last-day proceedings proved to be hard-fought affair with Bengal declaring their second innings after resuming at the overnight score of 218 for six. Capitalising on home conditions, Bengal made a spirited attempt to win the match outright.
But Orissa spoiled the hopes of the home team by putting up competent performance in the second innings. Riding on a half-century by Shiv Sundar Das, Orissa were 185 for five when the matches ended in a draw. Das passed 1000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 67.
SCORECARD (Orissa Match No 143):
BENGAL (1st innings): NL Haldipur c BD Mohanty b Biswal 64, DJ Gandhi lbw DS Mohanty 3, RS Gavaskar c Mohapatra b Khan 43, PK Amre c Raul b DS Mohanty 1, +SS Karim c BD Mohanty b DS Mohanty 0, M Sengupta c BD Mohanty b DS Mohanty 0, *US Chatterjee b DS Mohanty 15, C Sharma b Biswal 38, AG Sarkar run out 0, Shibsagar Singh b Biswal 13, ND Hirwani not out 2; Extras (b-1, lb-6, w-2) 9
Total (all out, 104.4 overs) 188
Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-104, 3-109, 4-115, 5-115, 6-124, 7-150, 8-152, 9-185, 10-188
Orissa bowling: Seth 17-6-19-0, DS Mohanty 33-17-52-5, Biswal 25.4-10-47-3, Khan 12-3-27-1, Raul 17-6-36-0.
ORISSA (1st innings): Prasanta Mohapatra b Hirwani 10, P Jayachandra c & b Chatterjee 37, Shiv Sundar Das c Karim b Hirwani 1, Sanjay Raul c Karim b Sarkar 35, Rashmi Ranjan Parida c Karim b Hirwani 46, Abakash Khatua lbw Hirwani 23, *Ranjib Biswal c Sharma b Hirwani 0, Rajiv Seth c Hirwani b Chatterjee 9, +Bishnudeb Mohanty st Karim b Hirwani 9, Debasis Mohanty c Sharma b Chatterjee 0, Sahil Ali Khan not out 1; Extras (b-2, lb-3, nb-4, w-1) 10
Total (all out, 93.4 overs) 181
Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-27, 3-78, 4-106, 5-144, 6-144, 7-155, 8-174, 9-179, 10-181
Bengal bowling: Sarkar 10-2-25-1, Sharma 5-1-16-0, Chatterjee 30.4-15-27-3, Hirwani 37-11-86-6, Shibsagar Singh 11-4-22-0.
BENGAL (2nd innings): NL Haldipur c BD Mohanty b DS Mohanty 12, DJ Gandhi b Biswal 31, RS Gavaskar b Raul 55, PK Amre b Biswal 20, M Sengupta c Mohapatra b Biswal 3, +SS Karim c Seth b DS Mohanty 66, *US Chatterjee c Mohapatra b DS Mohanty 30, C Sharma c Raul b DS Mohanty 37, Shibsagar Singh b Biswal 1, AG Sarkar not out 17, ND Hirwani not out 10; Extras (lb-5, nb-2, w-4) 11
Total (9 wickets, declared, 106 overs) 293
Fall of wickets: 1-34, 2-54, 3-92, 4-98, 5-172, 6-200, 7-243, 8-256, 9-268
Orissa bowling: Seth 7-0-35-0, DS Mohanty 32-4-91-4, Biswal 36-7-109-4, Raul 31-12-53-1.
ORISSA (2nd innings): PR Mohapatra c Sengupta b Chatterjee 35, P Jayachandra b Hirwani 24, SS Das st Karim b Shibsagar Singh 68, SS Raul not out 42, RR Parida b Hirwani 1, A Khatua c Karim b Shibsagar Singh 3, R Seth not out 4; Extras (b-4, nb-3, w-1) 8
Total (5 wickets, 67 overs) 185
Fall of wickets: 1-48, 2-87, 3-156, 4-157, 5-176
Bengal bowling: Sarkar 12-4-29-0, Sharma 7-1-32-0, Hirwani 15-5-37-2, Shibsagar Singh 26-7-66-2, Chatterjee 7-1-17-1.
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PHOTO: Undated file photo of Orissa bowler Debasis Mohanty.
