Subhranshu Senapati

Ranjit Singh, Subhranshu Senapati and debutant Abhishek Yadav hit a century each as their batting heroics helped Odisha eke out a draw against Rajasthan after being asked to follow on in their Ranji Trophy cricket match on Tuesday.

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.

Rajasthan grabbed the crucial first innings lead but Odisha got their act together in the second essay to be 244 for two on the third and penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy Group B match here today.

Left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt returned with a five-wicket haul as Baroda bundled Puducherry out for 155 in their first innings on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group D match on Saturday. Bhatt ran through the Puducherry top and lower-order batting line up, conceding 49 runs for his five wickets from 22.5 overs.

Jharkhand missed a chance for a first-innings lead against Odisha and conceded a 19-run advantage. Jharkhand spinners performed well on Day 3, restricting Odisha to 202 for eight. Odisha lead by 221 runs. Jharkhand aim to dismiss Odisha quickly on the final day and push for a victory to reach the quarterfinals.

Subhranshu Senpati remained unbetaen on his career-best 277 off 483 balls to put visitors Odisha in a commanding position in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match against Madhya Pradesh in Indore on Saturday.

Swastik Samal and captain Subhranshu Senapati forged a remarkable 261-run partnership, propelling Odisha to 350 for 5 declared in their second innings. This strong batting display set Nagaland a challenging target of 465 runs for victory in their Ranji Trophy encounter.

Off-spinner Govinda Poddar grabbed four wickets for 27 runs to help Odisha beat Himachal Pradesh by a narrow three-run margin in a rain-curtailed Elite Group B match of Vijay Hazare Trophy on Wednesday.

Mayank Agarwal and Sai Sudharsan came up with superb half-centuries as South Zone produced an allround show to continue its unbeaten run, coasting to a comfortable five-wicket win over East Zone in a round-robin match of the Deodhar Trophy on Sunday.

Delhi took firm control of the proceedings after a collective performance from bowlers saw them bowl out Odisha for a lowly 237 in a Ranji Trophy group B encounter on Thursday.

Opener Shantanu Mishra scored a fine 89 (213b, 11x4) as Odisha finished at 250 for six on Day One of their Ranji Trophy Group D clash against Mumbai at the Narendra Modi Stadium B ground in Ahmedabad.

Leg-spinner Abhishek Raut picked up a fifer, his career-best figures, to help Odisha beat Vidharbha by six wickets in a Group A match of the Vijay Hazare One-Day Nationals here on Saturday.

On a track which was conducive to stroke play, Odisha took advantage of being asked to bat first and rode on No. 3 Subhranshu Senapati’s marauding hundred and opener Sandeep Pattnaik’s blistering half-century to reach 226 for two wickets from their 20 overs. Set a target of 227, Assam, led by a youthful Riyan Parag, tried their best to achieve the mark and were in contention for some parts of their innings but in the end fell short by just 11 runs

After five consecutive defeats, Bihar were finally able to break their losing streak in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy when they beat Sikkim by 70 runs in a Group B game at BKC in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Odisha were comfortably placed at 150/2 after Assam were were all out for 301 in their Group B Ranji Trophy cricket match on Monday.

Defending champions Tamil Nadu outplayed Odisha by five wickets in a group E fixture of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament, here on Wednesday.

Captain Samarth Singh and Akshdeep Nath struck a half century each to help Uttar Pradesh record an easy seven-wicket win over Baroda in an Elite Group B match of Vijay Hazare Trophy National One-Day tournament on Monday.

Defending champions Tamil Nadu held their nerve to edge past Odisha by 1 run and register their second successive victory at the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 clash in Lucknow on Friday. The defending champions had defeated Maharashtra by 12 runs on Thursday.

Jharkhand aim for Ranji Trophy quarterfinals by hosting Odisha in their final group match. Currently second in Group A with 25 points, they need a win to secure their spot, especially with Vidarbha also on 25 points. Odisha, struggling at seventh with seven points, will aim to play spoiler.

Bengal lost their last league match against Chandigarh by eight wickets in Lucknow on Saturday but still finished at the of top Group E of the Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) meet thereby making it to the quarterfinals. Mumbai, Punjab, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh also made the quarters.

Shahbaz Ahmed produced a brilliant all-round performance to power Bengal to a dominating 43-run win over Tamil Nadu in their Elite Group E match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Sunday. The 27-year-old from Haryana led Bengal's aggressive batting display with an unbeaten 27-ball 42 laced with three fours and two maximums to take the team to 164 for six after opting to bat.

Chennai Super Kings broke the bank by acquiring England Test skipper Ben Stokes for Rs 16.25 crore making him the third-highest gainer at the IPL 2023 Auction. CSK saw an intense bidding war with Kolkata Knight Riders but emerged victorious to buy Stokes.

With their slimmest hope of making it to the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals in the 2022-23 season up in smoke, Odisha have only pride to play for when they take on Uttar Pradesh in their penultimate round fixture away in Meerut from Tuesday.

Delhi produced a professional performance on the third day as they put Odisha on the mat with a 258-run first innings lead and then pressed for innings victory dismissing four opposition batsmen in the second innings, here today.

Odisha staged a remarkable recovery on day one of their Ranji Trophy opener against Baroda, thanks to a crucial 156-run partnership for the fifth wicket. After a dramatic top-order collapse saw them slump to 49 for four, Subhranshu Senapati (79) and Rajesh Dhuper (76 not out) guided the hosts to 205 for five by stumps.

Madhya Pradesh's six-wicket victory over Bengal in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was overshadowed by a health scare involving Mohammed Shami, who appeared to injure his lower back. Shami, who recently returned from injury, was evaluated by the medical team but avoided significant damage. His fitness remains crucial for upcoming matches.

Chennai Super Kings once again focussed on retaining their core base of players as much as possible as they bought back Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Ambati Rayudu and Robin Uthappa in the IPL Mega Auction 2022.