Orissa pipped Jharkhand by two runs in a thrilling league match of the East Zone Under-19 Vinoo Mankad Trophy Tournament at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata today.
Govind Poddar was the leading performer of Orissa with a fine knock of 80.
Brief scores: Orissa 206/10 in 47.3 overs (Govind Poddar 80, Anil Mohapatra 28, Alok Sahoo 26: Prashant Rahul 2/9, Rahul Shukla 2/28, Kundan Singh 2/33) beat Jharkhand 204/5 in 50 overs (Saurav Tiwary 76 n.o, Charan Kamal 59, Prashant Rahul 31: Alok Sahoo 2/38).