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Orissa declared their innings at 466 for eight, taking a first innings lead of 231 runs, and then reduced Goa to 41 for one in their second knock.
Orissa took a vital 60-run first innings lead against Madhya Pradesh on the third day of the Ranji trophy Plate division semi-final.
Sudeep Tyagi took 10 wickets in the match as Uttar Pradesh beat Orissa by an innings and 10 runs.
An unbeaten 96 by Pravanjan Mallick helped Orissa post 217 for four on the first day of the Ranji Trophy Plate division semi-final against Madhya Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh amassed 287 runs in the second innings of their Ranji trophy Elite Group-B match putting a stiff target of 327 runs before hosts Orissa Orissa to win
A summary of the second day's play in the Ranji Trophy Elite division matches, on Friday.
Seamers called the shots throughout the match as the hosts' move to play on a green top backfired for them.
Andhra Pradesh trounced Orissa by 102 runs in their Ranji trophy Elite Group-B match at Barabati stadium in Cuttack
A 215-run stand for the eighth-wicket helped Baroda to a draw against Orissa and set the stage for a clash with Delhi in the Super League semi-final of the Ranji Trophy.
Chasing 313 for an outright victory against Maharashtra, Orissa were 219 for 9 in their second innings when play ended.
Gujarat humiliated Orissa by an innings and 83 runs in their Ranji Trophy Elite group 'A' match on the fourth and final day in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
Orissa on Tuesday pulled off a nine-wicket victory over Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match.
Baroda rode on Shatrunjay Gaekwad's unbeaten half century to reach 120 for three in their second essay on the penultimate day of the Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match in Vadodara.
A 71-run unbeaten 10th wicket partnership between SD Vohra and SM Singh helped Baroda reach a respectable total of 241 for 9 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Super League tie.
Orissa lost three wickets in last eight balls of the day to squander the initiative after bowling out Mumbai for a paltry 180 on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match in Cuttack on Friday.
Chasing a victory target of 440, Himachal Pradesh were 83 for two at close on the third day of their four-day Ranji Trophy Plate division group B match against Orissa at the Barabati stadium.
Rookie medium pacer Sudeep Tyagi sliced through Orissa's batting capturing six wickets for 46 as the hosts crumbled for 216 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match against Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
'The Odisha government has changed the image of the state by making it a sporting hub of the country with high performance centres, state-of-the-art training facilities and hosting big tournaments. The sports loving people of Sundergarh and Odisha will not forget this while voting.'
A summary of the first day's play in the Elite division matches of the Ranji Trophy, on Tuesday.
Orissa defeated Saurashtra by 10 wickets to gain five points on the penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy Plate group 'A' match.
The 78-year-old Naveen is on the cusp of creating history. He must win the forthcoming Assembly polls to become India's longest-serving chief minister, a record held by Sikkim's Pawan Kumar Chamling.
The Barabati stadium in Cuttack will host the one-off Twenty20 international between India and the West Indies on October 22, instead of the scheduled third ODI on October 14, the Orissa Cricket Association said.
Kolkata may host the most lavish Durga puja pandals in the country complete with elaborate decoration and dazzling illumination, but in Cuttack the puja is popular for the extravagance in style reflected in gold and silver work.
SL Akshay and Vinay Kumar shared seven wickets between them as Karnataka bundled out Orissa for just 202 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Bangalore.
Fixtures for the 2013-14 season.
The Orissa medium pacer took four wickets to bundle out Saurashtra for 160 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Pallavi Darua was crowned winner at Adi Rani 2018, a first-of-its-kind beauty contest held in Orissa.
A maiden unbeaten knock of 119 by opener Swapnil Asnodkar helped Goa to a position of strength.
Few people know Ratan Tata as well as R K Krishna Kumar does. Widely perceived to be among the managers closest to Tata, Krishna Kumar assesses Ratan Tata, the man and business leader, in this exclusive interview to Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
Sanjukta from Koraput, Naresh Kumar from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh and Samuel Venkatesh from Tamil Nadu will head to Rome, where over 80 children from various countries will join them for the J-8 summit, organised by the United Nations Children's Fund.
Himachal Pradesh beat Railways by seven wickets in the Ranji Trophy Plate division semi-finals to qualify for next season's Super League.
A New York-based Sikh rights group, which had earlier campaigned against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh, has launched an online petition campaign urging President Barack Obama to cancel invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat.
MP clinched a five-wicket victory over Orissa on the last day of the Plate division semi-final.
Fine unbeaten half-centuries by skipper Devang Gandhi and Kiran Pawar East Zone to a eight-wicket win over North Zone in the Deodhar Trophy.
Shanti Devi's goal gave the defending champions a 1-0 victory over Bengal in the final at the National Games.
The Right to Read programme hopes to cover 100,000 schools, covering 15 million students.
The 5th ODI between India and Australia at Cuttack has been called off due to incessant rain.
Uncertainty looms large over holding of the fifth ODI between India and Australia on Saturday in Cuttack as heavy rains have caused water logging in the outfield of the Barabati Stadium.
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