Bowlers help Orissa clinch a stunning victory

Orissa 382 and 150 for 3 dec beat Vidharbha 271 and 87 by 174 runs
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Deepak Mangaraj ripped apart the top order with his medium pace, while S Sehgal tore into middle order and Sanjay Satpathy, the offspinner, spun out the tail as Orissa shot out Vidarbha for a paltry 87 to register a stunning victory on the final day at Nagpur. Earlier, half-centuries from Subit Biswal and Pravanjan Mullick allowed Orissa to declare their second innings after gaining a 261-run lead.

Madhya Pradesh 241 and 211 for 5 (Abbas Ali 93*, Patwardhan 50) beat Jharkhand 319 and 131 by 5 wickets
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Syed Abbas Ali's breezy 93 not out and 50 from Nikhil Patwardhan steered Madhya Pradesh to an outright victory over Jharkhand at Indore. Shahbaz Nadeem, the 16-year old left-arm spinner, struck twice to push MP to a wobbling 120 for 5 when Abbas Ali, the captain, decided to impose himself on the proceedings carting three sixes and eleven fours in a 79-balls knock.

Tripura 309 and 118 for 5 drew with Goa 426 for 7( Asnodkar 204, Jakati 100*)
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A good allround performance from Shadab Jakati got Goa close to an improbable victory but in the end they had to settle for two points as Tripura hung on to draw the game at Margoa. Jakati reached his maiden hundred and Swapnil Asnodkar his double-century as Goa declared after stretching their lead, overnight on 7, to 119. Jakati and Robin D'Souza, the right-arm medium pacer, grabbed two wickets apiece to leave Tripura tottering at 96 for 5 in the 47th over.

Rajasthan 332 and 231 for 9 dec (Jain 71) drew with Kerala 370
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Kerala earned two points from a drawn game as Rajasthan, having resumed at 23 for 0, batted out the final day at Jaipur. Anshu Jain hit 71 as he added 68 runs with Dishant Yagnik to lift Rajasthan to 231.

Jammu & Kashmir 252 and 210 for 3 (Bhatt 66 , Sajjad 54) drew with Assam 353
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Half-centuries from Sajjad and Arshad Bhatt saw Jammu & Kashmir bat out a draw to give Assam two points in the Plate match at Guwahati. J&K, overnight on 12 for 0, settled for some batting practice on the final day.