Bhubaneswar, Jan. 6 -- Odisha opener Shantanu Mishra (200 n o, 405b, 21x4) played a marathon knock and scored an unbeaten double century to help Odisha get the first innings lead and gain important three points against lower-ranked Nagaland in an Elite Group A match of the Ranji Trophy at DRIEMS ground in Cuttack on Friday.

In reply to Nagaland's first innings score of 433, Odisha declared on 535 for eight thanks to the scintillating unbeaten double century by Shantanu.

Shantanu had effective partnerships with Anurag Sarangi (84, 140b, 16x4), skipper Subhranshu Senapati (67, 78b, 5x4) and Prayash Singh ( 104,141b, 15x4, 1x6).

The right-handed batter played the role of a sheet anchor by showing a cool head on his shoulder. He showed a l...