da bet7k： Thanks mainly to Rashmi Parida’s splendid unbeaten 159, Orissa werepoised to take the first innings lead at stumps on the third day oftheir Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Madhya Pradesh at the CaptainRoop Singh stadium in Gwalior on Saturday
da pinnacle： Staff Reporter24-Mar-2001Thanks mainly to Rashmi Parida’s splendid unbeaten 159, Orissa werepoised to take the first innings lead at stumps on the third day oftheir Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Madhya Pradesh at the CaptainRoop Singh stadium in Gwalior on Saturday. Replying to the hosts’first innings total of 437, Orissa were 369 for five at close.Orissa were certainly in a spot of bother when they resumed at 110 forthree. Indian leg spinner Narendra Hirwani had struck twice late onFriday to have them struggling. Parida and skipper Sanjay Raul, theovernight batsmen got the innings back on track by adding 117 runs forthe fourth wicket off 42.4 overs. Raul, who was content to play secondfiddle, was then leg before to Jai P Yadav for 40. He faced 143 ballsand hit four of them to the ropes.The 26-year-old Parida then found another able partner in PravanjanMullick and the two raised the score by 90 runs during a fifth wicketassociation that lasted 24.2 overs. Mullick, who dominated the stand,was finally stumped by Srivastava off Golwankar for 51. He faced 78balls and hit six fours and a six. Parida and P Jai Chandra (35 notout) then maintained the momentum by adding 59 runs for the unbrokensixth wicket off 26.4 overs. Jai Chandra by close had faced 83 ballsand hit four of them to the fence. Parida came in having faced 363balls and hitting 19 fours. It was a long toil in the field for the MPbowlers and Chandrakant Pandit tried seven of them in all. But Orissaenjoyed the upper hand throughout the day.
