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  Ranji Trophy: Odisha beat Nagaland to end losing streak
19 Nov 2025
 

After losing three matches and conceding first-innings lead in a drawn tie, Odisha registered their first win in Ranji Trophy Cricket Championship, trouncing an inexperienced Nagaland by 299 runs on the fourth and last day of an Elite Group-A match at KIIT Cricket Stadium, Bhubaneswar today. Garnering six points from the emphatic win, Odisha moved up to the sixth spot in the group table with seven points from five matches.

Five players made notable contributions for the Odisha win. Anil Parida, Swastik Samal and captain Subhranshu Senapati scored a century each, while experienced allrounder Biplab Samantaray fell eight runs short of a hundred. Seasoned campaigner Govinda Poddar emerged as the most successful Odisha bowler, bagging five wickets in the second innings and eight in the match.

Despite playing on home turf and against a weak opposition, Odisha experienced top-order batting worries in both the innings. They were reeling at 34 for four in the first innings before being rescued by a 179-run partnership for the fifth wicket between Samantaray and Parida. In the second innings, a ton each by Samal and Senapati helped them recover from 16 for two.
 

The return of Samantaray and Parida to the Odisha team proved to be a wise decision. Wicket-keeper Sawan Pahariya made his First-Class debut for Odisha, but his performance was insignificant. Guided by former India and Odisha player Debasis Mohanty as coach, Nagaland bowlers did a good job, putting the Odisha batting line-up under pressure early on in both the innings. But as a batting unit, they proved to be ordinary with only Dega Nischal hitting a half-century in both the innings. Odisha will next meet Tamil Nadu at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack from 22 to 25 January 2026.

SCORECARD

ODISHA (1st innings): Gourav Choudhury c Zhimo b Lemtur 10, Swastik Samal c Mozhui b More 9, Subhranshu Senapati (c) lbw b Borah 13, Govinda Poddar c Bist b More 0, Biplab Samantray b Lemtur 92, Anil Parida not out 118, Sambit Baral c & b Jonathan 11, Sawan Pahariya (wk) c Mozhui b Jonathan 1, Rajesh Mohanty c Bist b Jonathan 14, Tapas Das b More 0, Badal Biswal lbw b Lemtur 0; Extras (b-1, lb-4, nb-2) 7
Total (All out, 104.4 overs) 275
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Choudhury, 6.2 overs), 2-26 (Samal, 11.4), 3-27 (Poddar, 13.6), 4-34 (Senapati, 19.2), 5-213 (Samantray, 78.1), 6-235 (Baral, 86.1), 7-237 (Pahariya, 86.4), 8-261 (Mohanty, 100.4), 9-266 (Das, 101.6), 10-275 (Biswal, 104.4).
Nagaland bowling: Vino Zhimomi 19-3-67-0, Dip Borah 19-6-34-1, Ronit More 22-2-64-3, Imliwati Lemtur 24.4-9-26-3, Rongsen Jonathan 17-3-67-3, Hem Chetri 3-0-12-0.

NAGALAND (1st innings): Sedezhalie Rupero c Poddar b Baral 17, Dega Nischal b Mohanty 72, Nzanthung Mozhui c Pahariya b Poddar 5, Hem Chetri c Samal b Poddar 4, Rongsen Jonathan (c) b Das 16, Chetan Bist (wk) b Mohanty 0, Tohuka Zhimo b Mohanty 0, Imliwati Lemtur c Parida b Poddar 7, Ronit More c Pahariya b Baral 25, Vino Zhimomi not out 4, Dip Borah b Baral 9; Extras (b-1, lb-1) 2
Total (All out, 57.3 overs) 161
Fall of wickets: 1-52 (Rupero, 20.6 overs), 2-65 (Mozhui, 23.6), 3-75 (Chetri, 27.4), 4-114 (Nischal, 43.1), 5-114 (Bist, 43.3), 6-114 (Zhimo, 43.4), 7-116 (Jonathan, 44.3), 8-141 (Lemtur, 52.2), 9-151 (More, 55.1), 10-161 (Borah, 57.3).
Odisha bowling: Rajesh Mohanty 14-0-49-3, Badal Biswal 12-3-35-0, Tapas Das 7-1-17-1, Sambit Baral 10.3-1-33-3, Govinda Poddar 12-2-22-3, Biplab Samantray 2-1-3-0.

ODISHA (2nd innings): G Choudhury b Zhimomi 7, S Samal c & b Jonathan 169, S Pahariya (wk) lbw b Lemtur 0, S Senapati (c) c Chetri b Jonathan 137, G Poddar c Rupero b Zhimomi 12, S Baral not out 19; Extras (b-4, nb-2) 6
Total (5 wickets declared, 71 overs) 350
Did not bat: Biplab Samantray, Anil Parida, Rajesh Mohanty, Badal Biswal, Tapas Das
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Choudhury, 5.5 overs), 2-16 (Pahariya, 6.5), 3-277 (Samal, 58.4), 4-306 (Poddar, 65.3), 5-350 (Senapati, 70.6)
Nagaland bowling: Imliwati Lemtur 14-1-71-1, Vino Zhimomi 19-1-79-2, Rongsen Jonathan 20-0-108-2, Dip Borah 10-0-53-0, Ronit More 8-1-35-0.

NAGALAND (2nd innings): Sedezhalie Rupero lbw Biswal 4, Dega Nischal c Pahariya b Poddar 52, Hem Chetri lbw Poddar 37, Nzanthung Mozhui lbw Poddar 8, Rongsen Jonathan (c) lbw Biswal 35, Chetan Bist (wk) run out (Biswal) 0, Tohuka Zhimo c Samantaray b Poddar 0, Imliwati Lemtur c Samantaray b Poddar 4, Ronit More not out 20, Vino Zhimomi st Pahariya b Poddar 0, Dip Borah lbw Baral 1; Extras (b-4) 4
Total (All out, 83 overs) 165
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Rupero, 8.1 overs), 2-72 (Chetri, 36.4), 3-101 (Nischal, 44.1), 4-113 (Mozhui, 51.1), 5-128 (Bist, 57.1), 6-129 (Zhimo, 58.5), 7-140 (Jonathan, 60.6), 8-146 (Lemtur, 73.3), 9-146 (Zhimomi, 77.2), 10-165 (Borah, 82.6).
Odisha bowling: Rajesh Mohanty 12-2-19-0, Badal Biswal 19-10-38-3, Tapas Das 8-2-14-0, Govinda Poddar 31-13-69-5, Sambit Baral 13-5-21-1.
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TOP: File picture of player of the match Swastik Samal who achieved his First-Class score of 169 for Odisha in their Ranji Trophy match against Nagaland in Bhubaneswar on 18 Nov 2025.
RIGHT: Odisha batter Anil Parida poses after registering his maiden First-Class century  in their Ranji Trophy match against Nagaland in Bhubaneswar on 16 Nov 2025.
 
   
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