da premier bet： With their batsmen in ominous form, Orissa placed themselves in acommandable position on a day which witnessed the visitors amass 470for seven in their first innings even though none of the main rungetters reached the coveted 100
Natarajan Sriram21-Nov-2000With their batsmen in ominous form, Orissa placed themselves in acommandable position on a day which witnessed the visitors amass 470for seven in their first innings even though none of the main rungetters reached the coveted 100. At stumps on the third day, Orissaensured themselves of a massive 178 run lead over Bihar in the EastZone Ranji Trophy match at the Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur onTuesday.Resuming at 147 for 2, overnight batsmen Sanjay Raul and Pradeep Dasrealised the first significant partnership of the Orissa innings. Thepair which came together at the fall of P Mullick’s wicket forged a152-run stand for the third wicket. While Das got 88, Raul hit 98. Thepair was separated when Raul fell to a catch by Dhoni off VikashKumar. Raul during his 211-minute stay at the crease faced 154 ballsand found the signboards on 17 occasions.This brought skipper RR Parida to the crease and with Das for company,the two added 89 runs for the third wicket. After the departure of Dasin the 98th over of the innings, Jai Chandra joined his skipper andfrustrated the Bihar bowlers further with a 83-run partnership for thefifth wicket. Parida (98) was dismissed after a 202-minute stay at thecrease during which he received 171 balls and hit 11 boundaries. ButJai Chandra continued on his way even as he lost stumper Y Mohanty(19) and Sanjay Sathpathy (8). Jai Chandra, who remained unbeaten on89, faced 172 balls and hit nine fours and a six.