Odisha v Uttar Pradesh - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kumar-Shri-Ranjitsinhji-c71870 Trophy - Group B – Day 1 – Live Score and Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Uttar-Pradesh-c858 160 v Odisha 70/5 (23.0 ov) - Odisha trail by 90 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
The wicket at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, was a graveyard for the batsmen on Saturday, as both teams (Odisha and Uttar Pradesh) got massacred by the opposing bowlers.
Odisha, who chose to field, were bogged down earlier in the day where the bowlers got bulldozed for 59 runs by Uttar Pradesh openers TM http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Srivastava-c90841 and M Dagar.
Odisha, nonetheless, made a deadly comeback by nabbing three wickets before Uttar Pradesh could put 60 runs on the board.
This shocking demise of three batsmen put Uttar Pradesh on the back foot, forcing them to bring their batting onslaught to a standstill.
PSK Gupta, who had scored five runs, was then the fourth wicket of the day, as he was snapped up by Mohanty with the batting side on 65 runs.
Skipper, M Kaif, was next as he was sent packing after scoring only three runs. At the time of his departure, Uttar Pradesh had scored 72 runs.
With the top-order annihilated, the lower-middle-order now needed to forge some resistance to end the bowling onslaught.
AD Nath and AG Murtaza were useful today, as they belted the bowlers for a while to bring their side back in the game.
It was imperative for the two batsmen to stay on the wicket for as long as possible in order to avoid a disgusted end to their innings.
However, Odisha bowlers were patiently persistent as they finally broke this partnership on the dismissal of Murtaza (24), who was caught and bowled by DR Behera. By this time, Uttar Pradesh had managed to amass 110 runs on the scoreboard.
It was this wicket which triggered the second batting collapse, as the remaining batsmen failed to find their feet against the bowling onslaught.
Nevertheless, the innings came to its end on the wicket of Nath, who played a monumental knock of 37 runs to help his side post 160 on the board.
From Odisha, DR Behera was the most destructive bowler, as he took six wickets in his 17.5 overs.
Odisha were then given a taste of their own medicine by Uttar Pradesh, who grabbed five wickets to leave Odisha with 70 runs on the board at stumps.
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