Ranji Trophy: Rajasthan beat Odisha by 2 Wickets

Odisha suffered a shock defeat to Rajasthan in Ranji Trophy despite dominating the proceedings for the most parts of the play. Day 3 changed all equations, as Rajasthan batsmen applied themselves and held their nerves to score a two-wicket win.

Chasing a victory target of 230, Rajasthan resumed at 78/2 and reached the target by losing 8 wickets. Odisha bowlers tried hard, but failed to get all 10 wickets. Odisha had the upperhand when Rajasthan were reeling at 118/5. But, a solid 76-run partnership between Siddharth Dobal and Rajat Bhatia changed the course of the game.

Rajasthan, which bowled out for a paltry 51 in the first innings, conceding the lead of 100, bounced back to score 231/8 and secured full six points from the match. Aniket Choudhary was declared ‘Man of the Match’ for his 10-wicket haul.

Scores:

Odisha 151 (Anurag Sarangi 43; Aniket Choudhary 6/27, Pankaj Singh 3/53) & 129 (Ranjit Singh 30, Alok Chandra Sahoo 31; Pankaj Singh 4/43, Aniket Choudhary 4/31, Tanveer-Ul-Haq 2/39).

Rajasthan 51 (Vineet Saxena 12, Manender Singh 10, Tanveer-ul-Haq 10; Alok Sahoo 6/33, Basant Mohanty 4/17) & 231/8 (Tanveer 21, Puneet Yadav 59, Ashok Menaria 20, Rajat Bhatia 31, Siddharth Dobal 52; Basant Mohanty 3/65, Alok Sahoo 2/61, Alok Mangaraj 2/53).