Orissa beat Andhra to enter Quarterfinal

Orissa defeated Andhra by 47 runs to enter the quarterfinals of the Cooch Behar Trophy at the Telco Club ground in Jamshedpur on Friday.

Orissa which always seemed to have the upper hand finally scored over Andhra. With a lead of 23 runs, Orissa who resumed their second innings at 86 for three were all out for 183. Skipper RR Das (34) and S Rath (44) added 58 runs for the fourth wicket but M Faiq who finished with five wickets for 61 caused a sharp collapse and Orissa lost their last seven wickets for only 48 runs. But Andhra requiring 207 runs for victory were never in the hunt after they lost their first three wickets for only 14 runs. They were brief contributions from skipper YV Rao (32), Asadullah Khan (31), Shaikh Hussain (25) and M Faiq (35). But these were not enough to give Andhra victory and the Southern state were all out for 159. S Mohanty who took six for 50 in the first innings was again the wrecker-in-chief with four for 40 to end with match figures of ten for 90.