Debabrata Pradhan

Cheteshwar Pujara got out cheaply but Saurashtra ended the Day One of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match against Odisha here in a comfortable position. At the stumps on Thursday, Saurashtra were 325 for four. Chirag Jani and Arpit Vasavada were unbeaten on 125 and 51 respectively.

Subhranshu Senapati scored 61 runs for Odisha, with support from Debabrata Pradhan. However, their efforts were in vain as Akhil Rawat caught Senapati off a delivery from Deepak Dhapola.

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.

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.

Odisha secured their third win in six matches with a commanding nine-wicket triumph over Sikkim in a Group A encounter of the Vijay Hazare Trophy held in Alur on Sunday. Choosing to bowl first, Odisha restricted Sikkim to a mere 111 runs within 35 overs, with medium pacers Debabrata Pradhan and Tarani Sa combining to claim seven wickets.

Odisha suffered an 8-wicket defeat against Himachal Pradesh in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match. Odisha struggled in their batting innings and were reduced to 69 for 6 before Abhishek Yadav and Rakesh Pattanaik's partnership helped them reach a total of 138 for 7. However, Himachal Pradesh easily chased down the target with Sumeet Verma's unbeaten 58 off 23 balls.

Swastik Samal's remarkable 212 was not enough as Odisha lost to Saurashtra by five wickets in their Vijay Hazare Trophy opener. Despite Samal and captain Biplab Samantray's strong partnership, Saurashtra chased down 346, led by Sammar Gajjar's unbeaten 132, to secure a winning start.

Odisha thrashed Assam by an innings and three runs on the fourth and final day of a Ranji Trophy Group 'C' match here on Thursday, after the visitors suffered a dramatic batting collapse. Resuming at the overnight score of 102 for no loss, Assam crumbled like a pack of cards to be bundled out for 195 in the space of 24 overs.

Odisha left-arm spinner Papu Ray on Sunday earned a maiden Ranji Trophy call-up for the first two matches following his impressive performance in the just-concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Odisha and Jharkhand started their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign with wins while Bihar and last year's semifinalists Assam succumbed to contrasting losses in their respective group-league matches at different venues across the country on Thursday.

Trying to revive their Test careeers with Ranji Trophy performances, batters Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara were dismissed cheaply on Thursday. Rahane was out for a duck for Mumbai against Goa while Saurashtra's Pujara was dismissed for 8 against Odisha.

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.

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.

Debabrata Pradhan took a wicket for Odisha, along with Rajesh Mohanty, putting Puducherry in a difficult position at 8 for 3. However, Karthik and Ahmed's partnership stabilized Puducherry's innings.

Openers Kunal Saikia (62 batting) and Subham Mandal (40 batting) led Assam's fightback in the second innings with a century partnership after being forced to follow on by Odisha on the third day of a Ranji Trophy Group C match on Wednesday.

Odisha recovered from a first innings debacle to earn a memorable 238-run win against Himachal Pradesh in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D encounter. In-form opener Sandeep Pattnaik's 150 helped the Shantanu Mishra-led side lay the platform for victory.

Vidarbha, led by new captain Jitesh Sharma, is set to begin their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy campaign against Odisha. The team boasts a formidable batting lineup with T20 specialists like Atharva Taide and Apoorva Wankhade. Their performance could impact the upcoming IPL auctions.

Uttarakhand's Vaibhav Bhatt and Jiwanjot Singh put their team in a strong position against Odisha in the Ranji Trophy match. Bhatt scored an unbeaten 101 while skipper Jiwanjot contributed 90. Bhatt, a former Punjab opener, played a cautious innings while Jiwanjot scored at a faster rate before getting out.

The ragging horror returned to haunt the state with an engineering student allegedly singeing the face of a junior at Deganga in North 24-Parganas on Saturday.

Delhi’s campaign this season has largely depended on one strong batting effort in each game. The absence of such a performance on Wednesday not only cost them the match but also their position at the top of the points table, a setback that could affect them later in the tournament.