Four-wicket haul by all-rounder Govinda Poddar helped Odisha post a thrilling three-run win over Himachal Pradesh in their Elite Group-B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy Senior Men One-day League at SGSA Cricket Ground in Vadodara today.

The 50-over match was reduced to 21 overs due to wet outfield. Put into bat by Himachal captain AK Bains, Odisha made a competitive total of 145 for eight. Among leader scorers, captain Subhransu Senapati was the top scorer with 39 runs, while Abhishek Yadav and Prayas Singh contributed 34 and unbeaten 31 respectively.

In reply, Himachal Pradesh were restricted to 142 for nine despite an breezy 48 by opener P Chopra. Poddar picked the four wickets, conceding 27 runs, while Pappu Roy and Suryakant Pradhan chipped in with two wickets each. Odisha will next meet Punjab at the same venue tomorrow.

SCOREBOARD

ODISHA: Sandeep Pattanaik c Bains b KA Singh 6, Govinda Poddar c Kalsi b Dagar 6, Subhransu Senapati c Kumar b Maini 39, Abhishek Yadav b Maini 34, Abhishek Raut b Jaswal 0, Sujit Lenka c Kumar b Maini 1, Prayas Singh (not out) 31, Deepak Behera c Jamwal b Jaswal 17, Suryakant Pradhan c Kalsi b Dhawan 2, Rajesh Mohanty (not out) 0; Extras (nb-1, w-5, b-0, lb-3) 9
Total (8 wickets; 21 overs) 145
Did not bat: Pappu Roy
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Pattanaik, 1.2 ov), 2-37 (Poddar, 5.6), 3-73 (Senapati, 10.6), 4-79 (Raut, 11.6), 5-90 (Lenka, 14.2), 6-99 (Yadav, 16.3), 7-134 (Behera, 19.6), 8-137 (Pradhan, 20.4)
Bowling: A Jamwal 2-0-14-0, K Singh 4-0-28-1, P Jaswal 4-0-34-2, R Dhawan 4-0-38-1, M Dagar 2-0-14-1, Ankit Rajan Maini 5-0-14-3.

HIMACHAL PRADESH: P Chopra lbw Poddar 48, A Bains c Lenka b Roy 10, A Kalsi c Senapati b Poddar 22, N Gangta b Poddar 6, R Dhawan c Mohanty b Poddar 12, A Kumar b Pradhan 18, P Jaswal c Yadav b Behera 13, M Dagar b Roy 1, Ankit Maini c Behera b Pradhan 5, A Jamwal (not out) 0; Extras (nb-1, w-2, b-1, lb-3) 7
Total (9 wickets; 21 overs) 142
Did not bat: K Singh
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Bains, 4.1 ov), 2-72 (Chopra, 10.1), 3-78 (Gangta, 10.5), 4-93 (Kalsi, 14.4), 5-106 (Dhawan, 16.3), 6-121 (Jaswal, 17.3), 7-124 (Dagar, 18.1), 8-134 (Maini, 20.1), 9-142 (Kumar, 20.6)
Bowling: Rajesh Mohanty 2-0-14-0, Deepak Behera 4-0-23-1, Pappu Roy 4-0-27-2, Suryakant Pradhan 4-0-24-2, Abhishek Raut 2-0-23-0, Govinda Poddar 5-0-27-4.