Odisha tailenders Basant Mohanty and Pappu Roy held their nerves to snatch a thrilling one-wicket victory over hosts Haryana in their Ranji Trophy fixture here on Tuesday.
Needing 32 runs to win with three wickets in hand on the final day, overnight batsmen Rajesh Dhuper (32) and Rajesh Mohanty (21) left the task unfinished as they departed three runs shy of the target.
But Odisha's number 11 batsman, Roy handled the pressure quire well and slammed Ashish Hooda for the winning boundary, sealing their fourth win from five matches. Odisha (28 points) consolidate their position atop the group C standings.
Medium pacer Suryakant Pradhan, who returned a career-best match-haul of 11/122, was adjudged the man-of-the-match.
In the first innings, Pradhan's six-wicket haul restricted the hosts for a paltry 90 all out, while his five-for in the second essay ensured Odisha got to chase a small target of 179.
Pradhan also contributed with the bat (12 runs) amid Odisha's middle-order collapse, chasing the paltry target.
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