Nagpur: Odisha enjoyed a good opening session on the second day of their Ranji Trophy clash against champions Vidarbha, thanks to young medium-pacers Sambit Baral and Badal Biswal, but were pushed to the back foot by stumps on Sunday.

Having dismissed Vidarbha for 286, Odisha lost crucial wickets during the closing overs to slump to 122/6. ADVERTISEMENT

Gourav Choudhury (24) and Swastik Samal (9) gave Odisha a slow but solid start with a 33-run opening partnership. Then, in the space of three balls, both openers were back in the hut at the same score.

Sandeep Pattanaik (16) and skipper Subhranshu Senapati (41) tried to steady the ship, taking the total to 64, before Vidarbha struck, seeing the back of Pattanaik and Rajesh Dhuper (8).

Experienced campaigners Senapati and Govinda Poddar

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