Three bowlers bagged three wickets each to put Orissa in a strong position at the end of first day of their two-day pre-quarterfinal match against Tamil Nadu in the KSCA Invitation Cricket Tournament at Bangalore today. Chasing a target of 181, including 10 penalty runs for slow over rate, Orissa finished the day at 106 for four. Earlier, Tamil Nadu were dismissed for 170. Brief scores: Tamil Nadu 170/10 in 50.2 overs (Arun Karthik 72: Paresh Patel 3/30, Bibhudutta Panda 3/35, Santosh Jena 3/50) vs Orissa 106/4 in 47 overs (Subit Biswal 39 batting, Paresh Patel 38: Kaushik 2/31).