Odisha Defeats Mighty Delhi by 79 Runs in Vijay Hazare Trophy, Tops Group D

Odisha defeated Delhi by 79 runs and rose to the top of the points list. Biplab's half-century Mumbai, 3112 (Agency): Odisha caused a disaster by losing to the mighty Delhi in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. Odisha won by 79 runs in this Elite Group D match held at Alur in Bengaluru to occupy the top spot on the points list. Batting first in this match, the team scored 272 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. In reply, Delhi was all out for 193 runs in 42.3 overs. Biplab Samantray, who played the match-winning innings, was adjudged the Player of the Match. Odisha has earned a total of 12 points with 3 wins from 4 matches. In Group D, Railways, Haryana and Delhi are in the next three places with 12 points each. Odisha is ahead of the rest of the group in terms of run rate. Delhi had to decide to field after winning the toss. Odisha's two openers Swastik Samal and Om Munde put on a 58-run partnership. Swastik was the first to be out after scoring 28 (5 fours). Later, Om (26) fell. After the fall of the second wicket, Biplab, who came in to bat, played an innings with Adhunayak. Biplab BDM Vijay Hazare Trophy The team lost wickets at regular intervals in other matches. Sandeep Patnaik was out for 13 runs, but Biplab and Govinda Poddar added 57 runs for the fourth wicket. The team's score was 148 while Govinda returned to the pavilion with 35 runs. Biplab, on the other hand, continued to bat, scoring half-centuries and building useful partnerships with each wicket. In the final over, Debabrat Pradhan scored a quick 21 (1 four, 2 sixes) off 9 balls, taking the team's score to 272. Biplab was out for 72 runs with the help of 3 fours and 4 sixes. Among others, Sambit Baral scored 17, Rajesh Mohanty scored 17 not out, and Dakkhuswain scored 13 runs. For Delhi, Hitik Sokin took 4 wickets and Prince Yadav took 2 wickets. In reply, Delhi lost both their openers for 6 runs. After that, Ayush Doseja and Rishabh Pant added 44 runs to take the team's score to 50. The disaster began after Pant was dismissed for 24 runs. Ayush returned to the pavilion with 28, Nitish Rana 2, and Tejashwi Dahiya 1 run. Six wickets had already fallen for 75 runs. Harsh Baruqi and Hitik Sokin batted cautiously for some time and took the team's score to 120. After Sokin was dismissed for 32 (3 fours, 2 sixes), the team's defeat was almost certain. Baruqi scored 43 runs. In the final over, Navdeep Saini was dismissed for 17 and Divij Mehra for 27 runs, restricting Delhi's innings to 193 runs. For Odisha, Debavrat Pradhan and Sambit Baral took 3 wickets each, while Rajesh Mohanty took 2 wickets.