Debutant Deepak bowls Orissa to victory over Himachal

Magnificent match-haul of 11 wickets for 111 runs by debutant medium-pacer Deepak Kumar Mangaraj powered host Orissa to an 180-run win over Himachal Pradesh on the last day of four-day Ranji Trophy Plate Group-B match at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack today.

This was overall 45th win in 196 Ranji Trophy matches for Orissa and first victory in their only match against Himachal Pradesh. Orissa clinched the thumping win, thanks to the superb bowling of Mangaraj and supporting roles played by stumper-batsman Sukhbinder Singh, Sanjay Satpathy, Rashmi Ranjan Parida, Shiv Sundar Das and Subrat Behera.

Put to bat by Himachal captain Sangram Singh, Orissa compiled a respectable total of 246. Shiv Sundar Das (28) and Subrat Behera (38) gave the home team a notable start with a partnership of 64 runs. But Orissa failed to muster a bit total as wickets fell in regular intervals. However, a 91-ball 49 by top scorer Sukhbinder Singh and useful contributions by Pravanjan Mullick (27), Sanjay Satpathy (26) and Rashmi Ranjan Parida (25) proved the total to be substantial.

In reply, Himachal Pradesh were bundled out for 116 with Mangaraj seven wickets for 42 runs and Orissa secured a sizeable lead of 130 runs. Orissa further consolidated their position by declaring the second innings at 309 for eight.

All the Orissa batsmen who performed well in the first innings, also did so in the second essay. Rashmi Ranjan Parida hit the only half-century for the home team with a 98-ball 50. He was well complimented by Das (48), Satpathy (46), Subrat Behera (44), Sukhbinder Singh (39) and Pravnjan Mullick (2).

Chasing a stiff tarter of 440, Himachal Pradesh fought well before getting all out for 259. Mangaraj continued to shine this match, bagging four wickets for 69 runs. For Himachal, captain Sangram Singh, Sandeep Sharma and Ajaymannu Bharadwaj hit a half-century each.

SCORECARD (Orissa Match No 196):

ORISSA (1st innings): Shiv Sundar Das c Sangram Singh b Bhatia 28, Subrat Behera c S Sharma b Sangram Singh 38, Niranjan Behera c Nischal Gaur b Sangram Singh 3, Rashmi Ranjan Parida c S Sharma b A Sharma 25, Pravanjan Mullick c Bisla b Manhas 27, *Sanjay Raul b Manhas 4, +Sukhbinder Singh c Thakur b Malik 49, Debasis Mohanty lbw Sangram Singh 9, Sanjay Satpathy c Bisla b Bhatia 26, Srikant Jena c Bisla b Sangram Singh 11, Deepak Mangaraj not out 4; Extras (b-3, lb-14, nb-5) 22
Total (all out, 350 minutes, 81.2 overs) 246
Fall of wickets: 1-64 (SD Behera, 22.3 ov), 2-74 (NJ Behera, 26.3 ov), 3-82 (Das, 29.5 ov), 4-118 (Mullick, 42.2 ov), 5-132 (Parida, 45.2 ov), 6-138 (Raul, 46.6 ov), 7-163 (Mohanty, 56.2 ov), 8-216 (Satpathy, 71.6 ov), 9-230 (Sukhbinder Singh, 78.4 ov), 10-246 (Jena, 81.2 ov)
Himachal Pradesh bowling: Malik 16-3-42-1, Thakur 14-3-39-0, Manhas 15-2-47-2, Sangram Singh 12.2-2-39-4, Bhatia 23-4-60-2, A Sharma 1-0-2-1.

HIMACHAL PRADESH (1st innings): +M Bisla c Sukhbinder Singh b Mangaraj 23, S Sharma c Sukhbinder Singh b Mohanty 6, V Bhatia c Sukhbinder Singh b Mangaraj 3, Nischal Gaur lbw Mangaraj 5, *Sangram Singh b Mangaraj 0, VK Sharma c Mullick b Mohanty 5, A Mannu c Mullick b Mangaraj 19, A Sharma c Mullick b Mangaraj 34, V Manhas b Mangaraj 0, V Malik c Mullick b Satpathy 9, AK Thakur not out 4; Extras (nb-2, w-1, pen-5) 8
Total (all out, 45 overs) 116
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (S Sharma), 2-30 (Bhatia), 3-35 (Bisla), 4-35 (Sangram Singh), 5-44 (VK Sharma), 6-44 (Nischal Gaur), 7-102 (A Sharma), 8-102 (Manhas), 9-105 (Mannu), 10-116 (Malik, 45 ov)
Orissa bowling: Mohanty 13-7-23-2, Mangaraj 14-3-42-7, Jena 4-0-12-0, Mullick 4-0-12-0, Satpathy 8-2-20-1, Raul 2-1-2-0.

ORISSA (2nd innings): SS Das lbw b Manhas 48, SD Behera c Sangram Singh b Nischal Gaur 44, RR Parida lbw b Malik 50, *SS Raul lbw b Sangram Singh 13, PM Mullick c Bisla b Malik 29, NJ Behera lbw Sangram Singh 0, +Sukhbinder Singh b Sangram Singh 39, SK Satpathy lbw Sangram Singh 46, DS Mohanty not out 18; Extras (b-11, lb-7, nb-4) 22
Total (8 wickets, declared, 112.4 overs) 309
Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Das, 28.3 ov), 2-118 (SD Behera, 47.1 ov), 3-167 (Parida, 65.5 ov), 4-171 (Raul, 66.4 ov), 5-173 (NJ Behera, 70.5 ov), 6-218 (Mullick, 90.2 ov), 7-284 (Satpathy, 106.3 ov), 8-309 (Sukhbinder Singh, 112.4 ov)
Himachal Pradesh bowling: Malik 23-6-53-2, Thakur 23-5-58-0, A Sharma 14-5-33-0, Nischal Gaur 18-4-48-1, Bhatia 1-0-9-0, Manhas 22-8-62-1, Sangram Singh 11.4-2-28-4.

HIMACHAL PRADESH (2nd innings): +M Bisla lbw Mohanty 12, S Sharma c NJ Behera b Mohanty 53, Nischal Gaur c Parida b Mullick 10, *Sangram Singh c SD Behera b Mullick 78, VK Sharma c sub b Satpathy 9, A Mannu not out 51, A Sharma run out (Jena) 6, V Manhas b Mangaraj 8, V Bhatia lbw Mangaraj 1, V Malik c sub b Mangaraj 10, AK Thakur c Satpathy b Mangaraj 0; Extras (b-10, lb-10, nb-1) 21
Total (all out, 386 minutes, 95.4 overs) 259
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Bisla, 6.5 ov), 2-58 (Nischal Gaur, 12.5 ov), 3-102 (S Sharma, 30.1 ov), 4-123 (VK Sharma, 39.1 ov), 5-209 (Sangram Singh, 79.1 ov), 6-233 (A Sharma, 83.4 ov), 7-243 (Manhas, 89.3 ov), 8-249 (Bhatia, 91.2 ov), 9-259 (Malik, 95.3 ov), 10-259 (Thakur, 95.4 ov)
Orissa bowling: Mohanty 15-4-36-2, Mangaraj 17.4-1-69-4, Jena 17-4-29-0, Mullick 11-2-19-2, Satpathy 20-4-70-1, NJ Behera 1-1-0-0, Raul 14-8-16-0.

CLOSE OF PLAY:
Day-1: Himachal Pradesh (1) 29/1 (Bisla 20*, Bhatia 3*; 6 overs)
Day-2: Orissa (2) 121/2 (Parida 21*, Raul 2*; 49 overs)
Day-3: Himachal Pradesh (2) 83/2 (S Sharma 40*, Sangram Singh 9*; 24 overs)
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PHOTO: Undated file photo of Orissa bowler Deepak Mangaraj.