Led by Awana, Delhi bowled out Odisha for 379, 63 runs behind their first innings total of 442. Delhi were 49 for two at the end of day’s play with skipper Gautam Gambhir back in the hut for just five. The other batsmen to get out was Unmukt Chand (3).
India discard Virender Sehwag remained unbeaten on 32 as he smashed seven fours in 31 deliveries, alongside Mithun Manhas (4).
Earlier, starting day three on 121 for three, opener Natraj, overnight 53, carried on the good work and brought about his fourth first-class century at the Surendra Sai Stadium here.
Natraj recorded 157-run stand with Abhilash Mallick (71) for the fifth wicket and looked good to surpass Delhi’s first innings total but both fell in quick succession to hand an all important lead to the visitors.
Brief Scores:
Delhi - 442 and 49/2 in 12 overs (Virender Sehwag 32 not out; Suryakant Pradhan 1/16)
Odisha - 379 all out in 115.3 overs (Natraj Behera 158, Abhilash Mallick 71; Parvinder Awana 5/97).
Shukla leads Bengal fightback on 3rd day
NEW DELHI: Captain Laxmi Ratan Shukla led from the front with an unbeaten 87 as Bengal reached 252 for seven in reply to Railways’ first-innings score of 306 in a group B Ranji Trophy encounter at the Jamia Millia Islamia Sports Complex here.
Bengal require another 55 runs to take the first-innings lead but Railways still look favourites to take the final three wickets. Shukla was lucky on 51, when he mistimed a pull-shot off Krishna Kant Upadhyay, which saw poor communication between Arindam Ghosh and Shivakant Shukla. The skier was for Ghosh standing at short cover.
India discard Virender Sehwag remained unbeaten on 32 as he smashed seven fours in 31 deliveries, alongside Mithun Manhas (4).
Earlier, starting day three on 121 for three, opener Natraj, overnight 53, carried on the good work and brought about his fourth first-class century at the Surendra Sai Stadium here.
Natraj recorded 157-run stand with Abhilash Mallick (71) for the fifth wicket and looked good to surpass Delhi’s first innings total but both fell in quick succession to hand an all important lead to the visitors.
Brief Scores:
Delhi - 442 and 49/2 in 12 overs (Virender Sehwag 32 not out; Suryakant Pradhan 1/16)
Odisha - 379 all out in 115.3 overs (Natraj Behera 158, Abhilash Mallick 71; Parvinder Awana 5/97).
Shukla leads Bengal fightback on 3rd day
NEW DELHI: Captain Laxmi Ratan Shukla led from the front with an unbeaten 87 as Bengal reached 252 for seven in reply to Railways’ first-innings score of 306 in a group B Ranji Trophy encounter at the Jamia Millia Islamia Sports Complex here.
Bengal require another 55 runs to take the first-innings lead but Railways still look favourites to take the final three wickets. Shukla was lucky on 51, when he mistimed a pull-shot off Krishna Kant Upadhyay, which saw poor communication between Arindam Ghosh and Shivakant Shukla. The skier was for Ghosh standing at short cover.