Shantanu Mishra

Five batsmen scored half-centuries as Odisha posted a massive 436 and then reduced Assam to 59 for three at stumps on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Group C match on Tuesday.

There was no rain and there was sunlight. But still the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match between Bengal and Odisha could begin only after the lunch break due to damp pitch at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday.

Mumbai gained the upper-hand against Odisha on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Group C match here on Thursday, dismissing Odisha for 145, thereby gaining a 144 run first innings lead.

Odisha let the opportunity slip in the final hour, losing three wickets in quick time as Bengal took an upperhand in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal clash on Friday.

The pace bowling duo of Basant Mohanty and Suryakant Pradhan shared eight wickets between them as Odisha trounced Uttarakhand by 10 wickets at home to complete a hat-trick of wins in the Ranji Trophy on Saturday.

Young opener Devdutt Padikkal continued his sensational form, smashing a second successive century to lead defending champions Karnataka to a nine-wicket win over Kerala in the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Friday.

Already in trouble at the end of Day 2, Odisha are looking down the barrel on Day 3 of their penultimate round match of Ranji Trophy Group D against Uttarakhand.

Odisha enjoyed a slight advantage in their Ranji Trophy Group C match against Jammu and Kashmir by taking an overall lead of 173 runs on the second day on Monday.

Odisha rode on a six-wicket haul by veteran pacer Basant Mohanty to take the day one honours against Uttarakhand in their Elite Group C Ranji Trophy match at DRIEMS Ground on Wednesday.

Hosts Odisha began day two well by wrapping up the Bengal innings for 332 runs within the first hour of play. But they lost three wickets for 16 runs in the last session of play to be placed precariously at 151/4 at stumps.

Bengal rode on a disciplined pace attack to secure a first innings lead against Odisha in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal clash here on Saturday.

Batting woes continued to haunt Odisha as they find themselves already 216 runs behind hosts Baroda at stumps on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D opening-round match in Vadodara on Saturday.

Odisha's campaign in the Vijay Hazare Trophy ended with an 86-run victory over Mumbai in Alur, Karnataka. Odisha batted first and scored 199/9 in 50 overs, with Kartik Biswal top-scoring with 64. In response, Mumbai could only manage 113 runs in 32.3 overs before being bowled out. Rajesh Mohanty, Debabrata Pradhan, Govinda Poddar, and Abhishek Yadav each took two wickets for Odisha. This win helped Odisha finish sixth in the tournament with 16 points, while Mumbai finished second with 20 points.

Himachal Pradesh pace bowler Vaibhav Arora grabbed his third five-wicket haul in first-class cricket to restrict Odisha to 191 in their Ranji Trophy Group A match, even as the other two quicks -- Rishi Dhawan and Abhinay -- too played a vital role in demolishing the visitors on Tuesday.

Odisha suffered a setback against Jammu & Kashmir in their Ranji Trophy match. Odisha were all out for 130 runs in their first innings, with Rohit Sharma taking five wickets. In response, J&K struggled and were 45/4 at stumps, trailing Odisha by 85 runs.

Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) on Wednesday announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming matches of Ranji Trophy that will commence across multiple venues in the country from December 13. The OCA selection committee announced the squad for the first two matches, to be played against Baroda and Uttarakhand respectively.

Pacer Murasingh's five-wicket haul fuelled East Zone's walk to command against Central Zone on Day 1 of their Duleep Trophy quarterfinal here at the Alur Grounds on Wednesday. The Tripura quick bagged 5 for 42 as East bundled out Central for 182. At close, East were 32 for 2 and in arrears by 150 runs.