Ranji: Odisha shot out for 152 by Jharkhand

Thumba (Kerala), Dec 15 : Odisha were bowled out for 152 runs by Jharkhand on the opening day of their Group B clash here on Thursday.Odisha slumped to the low score at the St Xavier s College Ground due to a combination of slack batting and disciplined bowling.Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field and the decision was vindicated by left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem (4/31) and off-spinner Sunny Gupta (3/56), who were the chief wicket takers, bundling out Odisha in 84 overs.In reply, Jharkhand s openers Anand Singh and Sumit Kumar saw off the four remaining overs, scoring 9/0.Sandeep Pattnaik (43) was the highest scorer for Odisha, followed by his opening partner Ranjit Singh (20).They put on 46 for the first wicket stand but after Ranjit s departure in the 28th over, their innings fell apart as they lost wickets at regular intervals, ultimately folding for a very low score.Brief scores: Odisha first innings 152 (Sandeep Pattnaik 43, Ranjit Singh 20, Shahbaz Nadeem 4/31, Sunny Gupta 3/56)