Odisha eves thrash Jharkhand in One-day match
Bhubaneswar : Odisha eves scripted another dominating victory against Jharkhand by nine wickets in the plate-A women’s one-day match held at Vijayawada on Wednesday. Winning the toss Jharkhand elected to bat first, the Odisha’s discipline bowling lineup forced the Jharkhand batswomen to bow done. Priyanka Sahoo scalped four wickets by giving only seven runs. She was well supported by Ritu Singh and Sujata Mallick who bagged three and two wickets respectively, bundle out Jharkhand innings for 46 runs in 26.5 overs. In reply, Madhuri Meheta scored an unbeaten 31 runs and helped the Odisha to reach in the winning target for the loss of one wicket in 19.2 overs. With the win Odisha grabbed four points. Brief score: Jharkhand 46/10 in 26.5 overs (N Prasad 16 n.o; Priyanka Sahu 4/7, Ritu Singh 3/14, Sujata Mallick 2/13) lost to Odisha 47/1 in 19.2 overs (Madhuri Meheta 31 n.o;) by 9 wickets.
ECoR enter Gyana Patnaik Memorial Football semis
Bhubaneswar : East Coast Railway of Khurda Road entered the semifinal round of the town category in the Gyana Patnaik Memorial Football Tournament by defeating Homeguard team of Cuttack by 1-0 goal in the quarterfinal match at Gandarpur in the city out skirt on Wednesday. After the barren first-half, Sanjit Panna scored the all important goal in the 54th minute and ECoR barged into the semifinals. In the village category, Kulu Das of Padmakeshorpur of Patia scored the all important goal in the 34th minute and the team edged out Ushuma by 1-0 goal. Similarly in another match between, United Club of Gandarpur and Kujumahala ended in goalless draw in the allotted time. In the penalty stroke, United Club beat Kujumahala by 5-4 goals. Both the winning team entered the quarterfinal rounds.