Bhubaneswar, Feb. 15 -- Bhubaneswar: A resurgent Odisha cricket side secured their quarter final berth in the ongoing 2019-2020 Ranji Trophy season with a draw in its last group match against Jharkhand at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack today.

Odisha's entry into the quarters of the elite domestic cricket tournament of the country will be its first in three years. The State cricket team's last best performance in the Ranji Trophy came in the 2016-17 season, when they advanced to the quarter-final stage before losing out to eventual champions, Gujarat.

Two centuries from Debasish Samantaray and skipper Subhransu Senapati in first and second innings of the match against Jharkhand ensured a draw for Odisha which was enough take it to the knock...