Published: Oct 02, 2015, 08:30 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 31, 2016, 02:37 PM (IST)
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Day 2 of the first Group A game of the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy between Vidarbha and Odisha at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. Vidarbha, are one of the three teams from Maharashtra, and feature from the eastern side of the state. They too are one of the few teams to have never won the Ranji Trophy. However, with the likes of Subramanium Badrinath and Wasim Jaffrer, they could well feature in the knock-outs and could also be a top contenders for the final. Odisha, on the other hand, too have failed to win a final, but nevertheless could well turn out to be a major contender as they do have the team to do so.
Live cricket score Odisha 45/2 | Vidarbha 467 | Overs 6 | BATTING: Govinda Poddar 0(6), Anurag Sarangi 0(3) | Both openers for Odisha are back in the hut now, Vidarbha are making quick strides here and Odisha will want to ensure no more wickets fall till the end of play today. OUT! Girja Rout lbw Wakhare 25(62)! Natraj Behera c Sharma b Thakur 18(41)
Live cricket score Odisha 16/0 | Vidarbha 467 | Overs 6 | BATTING: Girja Rout 8(21), Natraj Behera 6(15) | A brilliant knock from Umesh Yadav has ensured Vidarbha finish with a strong total on board. His century included seven fours and seven sixes. Basant Mohanty and Suryakant Pradhan were the best bowlers for Odhisha taking three wickets each. Odisha has started well and are looking steady with both the openers doing decently.
Aditya Shanware struck 119 to take Vidarbha to 256 for six on day one of their Group A match against Odisha in the Ranji Trophy. Openers Shanware and Jitesh Sharma (49) shared a 93-run stand before the centurion paired up with Ganesh Satish (53) to guide the team to 173 for one. However a middle order collapse meant Vidarbha lost the next five wickets for 83 runs. It was a disappointing debut for veteran Wasim Jaffer (1), who made the tough decision to move to Vidarbha from Mumbai. His innings lasted just four balls as he was castled by medium pacer Suryakant Pradhan. Pradhan and Basant Mohanty brought Odisha back into the game by picking up two wickets each, reports PTI.
Live cricket score Vidarbha 356/8 | Overs 125 | BATTING: A Wakhare 17(61), Umesh Yadav 52(69): After a century from Shanware and a half-century from Ganesh Satish for Vidarbha on day one of the first round of Ranjhi Trophy 2015-16, Indian regular face in the ODIs and Tests, Umesh Yadav has taken charge, and is looking good. His 69-ball 53 includes four fourd and one six. Meanwhile, for Odisha, Basant Mohanty is the leading wicket-taker in the match so far with three scalps to his name.
Brief scores:
Vidarbha 256 for 6 in 90 overs (Aditya Shanware 119, Ganesh Satish 53; Suryakant Pradhan 2 for 52, Basant Mohanty 2for 31) vs Odisha.
