Orissa hand out sound thrashing to Tripura

Orissa humiliated Tripura by an innings and 156 runs in their East Zone Ranji Trophy encounter at the Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium in Agartala on Sunday. After being dismissed on the first day for 114, Tripura allowed Orissa to make 378 for four declared, powered mainly by an innings of 178 from Shiv Sunder Das. At the end of the second day, Tripura were 29/1 after 15 overs and in deep trouble.

On Sunday, Orissa needed just 30.4 overs to take the remaining nine Tripura wickets. C Sachdev at number four managed a brisk 56, but was totally unsupported. With eight batsmen failing to make it to double digits, Tripura were all out for a paltry 108. Leg spinner Jagannath Das was the most successful bowler and ended up with 4/28 off his 13.4 overs. This gave visitors Orissa victory by the huge margin of an innings and 156 runs with a day to spare, and eight points from the match.