The Odisha cricket team (known as Orissa until 2011) is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Odisha. It is in the elite group of the Ranji Trophy.
Its main home ground is Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Home matches are also played at DRIEMS Ground in Cuttack, East Coast Railway Stadium and KIIT Cricket Stadium in Bhubaneswar, and Veer Surendra Sai Stadium in Sambalpur. The Odisha cricket team is selected and governed by the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA).
Odisha first competed at first-class level in the 1949âÂÂ50 Ranji Trophy, when they lost to Bihar by 356 runs. Their first victory came in 1952âÂÂ53, when they defeated Assam by an innings and 139 runs. They played only against other East Zone teams (Bihar, Assam and Bengal) until 1983âÂÂ84, when they progressed to the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals for the first time.
Odisha's best performance in the Ranji Trophy came in the 2000âÂÂ01 season, when they made their only semi-final appearance till date. The match was drawn but Baroda won on first innings.
The team's recent best performance in the Ranji Trophy was managing to advance to the quarter-final stage in both the 2016âÂÂ17 and 2019âÂÂ20 seasons. They lost there to the eventual champions Gujarat and Bengal respectively, under the captaincy of Govinda Poddar in 2016âÂÂ17 and Subhranshu Senapati 2019âÂÂ20.
At the completion of the 2022âÂÂ23 season, Odisha had played 325 Ranji Trophy matches. They had won 74, lost 115 and drawn 136 matches with 1 match abandoned.