Ranji Trophy: Odisha bounce back against Rajasthan

Fine bowing by the Odisha pacers made Rajasthan tottering at 28 for six in their first innings on the opening day of their Group A Ranji Trophy match at Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Tuesday

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Jaipur: Fine bowing by the Odisha pacers made Rajasthan tottering at 28 for six in their first innings on the opening day of their Group A Ranji Trophy match at Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Tuesday.

Electing to field, Rajasthan's opening bowlers Aniket Choudhary (6 for 27) and Pankaj Singh (3 for 53) wreaked havoc as Odisha kept losing wickets at regular interval. The visitors were bundled out for 151.

For Odisha, Anurag Sarangi top scored with 43 runs.

Replying to Odisha's total, Rajasthan had a disastrous start. Barring Manender Singh (10) and Vineet Saxena (11), none of their batsmen could reach double digits.

For Odisha Alok Sahoo (4 for 18) and Basant Mohanty (2 for 10) did the damage.

At stumps, the hosts were reeling at 28 for 6 trailing by 123 runs with just four wickets remaining.
Brief scores:

Odisha 1st innings: 151 (Anurag Sarangi 43; Aniket Choudhary 6/27, Pankaj Singh 3/53).
Rajasthan 1st innings: 28 for six 6 in 16 overs (AK Sahoo 4/18).

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