Minnows Odisha hit back in the final session to pick three Delhi wickets after the home team bowlers dismissed them for a paltry 143 in the second round Ranji Trophy encounter at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground.
Odisha Cricket Association on Monday announced a 15-member Ranji Team, which will be led by Natraj Behera in first two matches of the Ranji Trophy Group-B League against Tamil Nadu and Delhi.
Natraj Behera, who led East Zone to the Duleep Trophy title, credited Bengal pacer Ashok Dinda's seven-wicket haul in their semifinal against South as the turning point of their triumph in tournament.
Bengal's left-arm spinner Iresh Saxena and part-time leg-break bowler Anustup Majumdar shared nine wickets amongst themselves as East Zone won their second successive Duleep Trophy title beating Central Zone by virtue of 43-run first innings lead.
East Zone lost their top order batsmen after a cautious start, managing to reach 64 for three at stumps against Central Zone on the curtailed second day of the Duleep Trophy final here.
Bengal speedsters Ashok Dinda and Mohammed Shami Ahmed bowled at a brisk pace to shot Central Zone out for a paltry 133, on the first day of the Duleep Trophy final at the Holkar Stadium, on Sunday.
A confident East Zone side led by Nataraj Behera will be vying for their first Duleep Trophy title when they take on five-time champions Central Zone in the final to be played on Sunday.
Skipper Nataraj Behera led from the front with an unbeaten century as East Zone reached 183 for four at stumps in reply to West Zone's 314 in a Duleep Trophy quarterfinal match, on Saturday.
Orissa batsman Natraj Behera was named captain to lead a 15-member East Zone squad who will take on West Zone in their Duleep Trophy opener at Valsad (Gujarat) from January 27 to 30.
After a brief break, promising wicket-keeper batsman Haladhar Das was on Monday reinstated as Orissa team captain for the Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka.