Bhubaneswar: After conceding defeat against Mumbai in the last match, the Odisha team bundled out Maharashtra 162 in the first innings of the round-5 Elite-A group match of the Ranji Trophy at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Wednesday.
Winning the toss, Maharashtra opted to bat first. Odisha bowlers Sumit Sharma and Govinda Poddar pocketed four and three wickets respectively and bowled out Maharashtra 162 in 54 overs, with Ramakrushna Ghose contributing 80 runs.
In reply, Odisha opener Swastik Samal scored personal best an unbeaten 54 runs, along with Sandeep Patnaik (41 n.o;) stitched an unbeaten 83 runs. On day one stumps Odisha gathered 99 for 1.
Brief Score: Maharashtra 1st innings 162/10 in 54 overs (Ramakrushna Ghosh 80, Ankit Bawne 34; Sumit Sharma 4/39, Govinda Poddar 3/10) Vs Odisha 99/1 in 34 overs (Swastik Samal 56 n.o; Sandeep Patnaik 41 n.o; ) at Day one stump.
Odisha (Playing XI): Swastik Samal, Sandeep Pattnaik, Govinda Poddar(c), Kartik Biswal, Aasirwad Swain(w), Shantanu Mishra, Rajesh Dhuper, Suryakant Pradhan, Sunil Roul, Sumit Sharma, Tarani Sa
Maharashtra (Playing XI): Sachin Dhas, Ankit Bawne(c), Harshal Kate, Yash Kshirsagar, Satyajeet Bachhav, Saurabh Nawale(w), Hitesh Walunj, Rajneesh Gurbani, Prashant Solanki, Arshin Kulkarni, Ramakrishna Ghosh.
