Basant Mohanty

Pacers hope for good show against Vidarbha in their Ranji Trophy tie as rain threat looms

Seamer Basant Mohanty snapped three wickets as Odisha dismissed Karnataka for 179 and then reached 42-2 in first innings at stumps on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group B match on Monday.

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.

Cricket lovers, enthusiasts and administrators in Odisha were elated when local seamer Basant Mohanty was picked in the India A team to play the upcoming one-day matches against the visiting New Zealand A team.

Behera, Mohanty rule out relegation in Ranji Trophy with 2-wicket win over Saurashtra at Barabati Stadium

Ganesh not worried of missing century after team reaches good position at the end of third day

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.

Disciplined bowling by Basant Mohanty and Paresh Patel helped Odisha register a four-run win over Jharkhand in a thrilling East Zone league match for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Hosts Odisha thrashed Goa by 276 runs in their Elite Group C Ranji Trophy game here on Wednesday. Odisha bundled out Goa for a paltry 111 to register this comprehensive win.

Odisha tailenders Basant Mohanty and Pappu Roy held their nerves to snatch a thrilling one-wicket victory over hosts Haryana in their Ranji Trophy fixture on Tuesday.

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.

If Bengal wanted to tick all the boxes in the Elite Group ‘A’ Ranji Trophy match against Odisha before the knockouts, then they will have plenty to ponder on. Already assured of a quarterfinal berth, Bengal failed to dominate their rivals and at 39 for two, they were still 226 runs behind Odisha’s first innings score of 265 at stumps on Day 2 at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

Pacers reduce visitors to 99 for eight but fail to capitalize as Saurashtra make 218 in their first innings

Pradhan leads pacer trio’s attack in Lahli as Haryana out for 127

Batsmen hold firm after bowlers dismiss Saurashtra for 152

Jammu & Kashmir bounced back superbly after conceding first innings lead to pull off a four-wicket win over Odisha on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Group 'C' match on Tuesday.

In the quarter-final of the Ranji Trophy between Gujarat and Odisha at Jaipur, the former, at stumps on Day 3, led by a 310 runs with seven second innings in hand.

This Rajesh is now a 'Super-Dhuper' hit in the Odisha team. Making a comeback into the side after a year, wicket-keeper batsman Rajesh Dhuper stunned Tamil Nadu with a sensational 97 that helped the hosts to hunt down a daunting 530 runs on the final day to take the lead.

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.