Jharkhand and Orissa notch up wins

Tall scores from Niranjan Behera (75) and Pinniti Jayachandra (81) late in the order helped Orissa to a 39-run win against Bengal in their Raji one-day clash at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Orissa won a truncated match by 39 runs after the Duckworth-Lewis rule was applied. After winning the toss and choosing to bat Orissa began badle, slumping to 44 for 3. Then Behera and Jayachandra, batting at No. 5 and No. 6, shored up the innings, pushing the score to 267. In response Bengal managed only 192 for 6 from 45 overs, with Devang Gandhi, the captain, topscoring with 65.

Jharkhand beat Assam by 39 runs in their Ranji one-day match after the start of play was delayed because one of the umpires scheduled to stand in the match failed to turn up, and a replacement was found. Chandra Mohan Jha (81) and Manish Vardhan (76) were the early stars for Jharkhand, as they ran up 223 for 6 from their allotted 50 overs. Then, Shanbaz Nadeem, the left-arm orthodox spinner, ran through Assam, taking 5 for 30 and bowling them out for 199.

Jharkhand 198 for 4 (Vardhan 60) beat Tripura 192 for 8 by 6 wickets
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Shankar Rao's four-wicket haul restricted Tripura to 192 and helped Jharkhand cruise to a comfortable victory in the league phase of the Ranji one-day tournament in Kolkata. Choosing to bat first, Tripura lost wickets at regular intervals and though many batsmen got off to starts, none went on to a big score. Rao, the medium pacer, conceded 53 in his ten overs but pegged Tripura back by striking frequently. Mahesh Vardhan launched the reply with a fine 60 and Jharkhand eventually won with nine overs to spare.

Orissa 219 for 2 (Das 91, Biswal 90*) beat Assam 218 for 7 (Ghosh 59*)
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Shiv Sundar Das and Subit Biswal produced contrasting 90s and steered Orissa to a comfortable win over Assam at Kolkata. Chasing 219, Orissa lost Biswa Mohapatra in the third ball of the innings but Das and Biswal added 143 in a composed manner and took Orissa close. Das smashed 91 in 90 balls while Biswal was more sedate in his 138-ball knock as Orissa triumphed with 4.3 overs to spare.

Bengal 294 for 6 (Gavaskar 62, Gandhi 52, Sanyal 51) beat Assam 226 (Saravanan 95) by 68 runs
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A solid batting performance by Bengal enabled them to romp to a 68-run win against Assam at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Four of their top five made more than 40, with Rohan Gavaskar, Debang Gandhi and Sanjib Sanyal all notching half-centuries, as Bengal posted an imposing 294 for 6. In response, Assam's effort was largely a one-man show - Sathiamoorty Saravanan scored 95 off just 103 balls, but in the absence of support, Assam could only muster 226, thus conceding a bonus point. The win put Bengal on top of the East Zone league with 12 points from three games, while Assam have just one point from two matches.

Orissa 350 for 6 (Mohapatra 145, Das 101, Jayachandra 52) beat Tripura 233 for 7 (Manoj 75, Prasanna 72) by 117 runs
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A 239-run opening stand between Biswa Mohapatra and Shib Sunder Das destroyed Tripura and allowed Orissa to thrash them by 117 runs in the Jadhavpur University Campus ground in Kolkata. Mohapatra (145) and Das (101) pummelled the bowlers, getting their runs at more than seven an over. The rate dropped slightly after they were out, but Orissa still got to 350. Tripura were never in the hunt, and couldn't even manage the 280 they needed to avoid conceding the bonus point.

Bengal 243 for 2 (Gandhi 131*, Arindam 78) beat Tripura 242 for 4 (Manoj 106*, Tariq 59) by 8 wickets
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Devang Gandhi rattled 131 in just 110 balls as Bengal overcome Tripura by eight wickets in the Ranji one-day tournament at Kolkata. Tripura rode on a century from Manoj Singh (106) and reached 242 owing to his partnership with Tariq-ur-Rahman at the end of the innings. But that wasn't enough as Arindam Das and Gandhi neatly tucked into the run-chase with a 154-run stand and Bengal eventually won with 12.2 overs to spare.

Orissa 186 for 5 (Raul 54) beat Jharkhand 183 for 9 (Ghosh 80, Jha 53) by 5 wickets
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Orissa pulled off a morale-boosting five-wicket win over Jharkhand in the East zone Ranji one-day tournament in Kolkata. The Orissa bowlers justified their captain's decision to field first and kept the Jharkhand batsmen in check throughout the innings. Niranjan Behara and Deepak Mangaraj claimed seven wickets between them and all the main bowlers maintained a good economy-rate. Sanjay Raul then piloted Orissa towards a modest target of 184 and they completed the victory with 11 balls to spare.

Match abandoned Assam v Tripura
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The game between Assam and Tripura was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain.

Match abandoned Bengal v Jharkhand
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The game between Bengal and Jharkhand was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain.