Nagpur: Odisha allowed defending champions Vidarbha to get out of jail on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy clash at VCA Stadium in Jamtha, Nagpur.

Gasping for breath at 6/3 in the 10th over, Vidarbha staged a remarkable recovery to reach 234/5 at stumps on Saturday, thanks to Dhruv Shorey’s unbeaten century. ADVERTISEMENT

Deciding to bowl first after skipper Subhranshu Senapati won the toss, Odisha’s new-ball operators Rajesh Mohanty and Tapash Das made life miserable for Vidarbha batters on a track assisting the quick bowlers.

Mohanty trapped Aman Mokhade (0) leg-before wicket in the third over of the match, and then had Atharva Taide (1) caught by Sandeep Pattanaik in the seventh over.

Tapas then chipped in with the wicket of Parth Rekhade (2), going through his defence to ratt

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