OPTCl wins Secretariat Cup Cricket
Bhubaneswar : OPTCl emerged champion by defeating KIIT by huge 104 runs in the final of the 15th Secretariat Cup Cricket Tournament at Indira Maidan here on Sunday, being organised by Odisha Secretariat Cricket Association. Batting first, Soumitra Sethi (57), Arun Pradhan (56) and Sambit Harichandan (56) of OPTCl contributed half-century each and team total reached huge 231 runs for the loss of three wickets in 30 overs. The real turner of the match was Sambit who smashed 56 runs just in 26 balls. In replay, Arun Pradhan and Somnath Baliarsing of OPTCl claimed two wickets each and restricted KIIT for 127 runs in 25.4 overs. The champion OPTCl bagged the trophy along with cash prize of Rs. 10,000 and runners-up KIIT took home Rs 7,000. Sambit of the champion team received the man of the final award. Priyam Mallick of the SoA University won the man of the series award and Jyote Motors bagged the fair play trophy. Champion trophy and runners up trophy were presented by chief guest of the closing ceremony Additional Secretary, Forest and Environment Department Debidutta Biswal in presence of Rabi Narayan Nanda, OSCA working president laxmi Prasad Bhuyan, general secretary Tarun Chandra Pal. Brief score: OPTCl 231/3 in 30 overs (Soumitra Sethi 57, Arun Pradhan 56, Sambit Harichandan 56)beat KIIT 127/10 in 25.4 overs (Abhinash Rath 34, Chandsrabhanu Naik 33; Arun Pradhan and Somnath Baliarsingh 2 wkts each) by 104 runs.
Gangpur eves register back to back win in Hockey
Bhubaneswar : Debutant Hockey Gangpur registered back to back win in the group-B league match by defeating Jammu and Kashmir by 10-0 goals in the 4th Junior Women Hockey Championship at Mysore in Karnataka on Sunday. In the first half of the match, Hockey Gangpur-Odisha took the lead over Jammu and Kashmir by 7-0 with the help of Namrata Jasmin Bara (1st minute), Mosmita lugun (8th, 26th and 32nd minute), Janhabi Pradhan’s (28th and 31st minute) and Rinki Kujur (29th minute). In the second half of the game, Rinki Kujur (40th minute) and Janhabi Pradhan (47th and 58th minute) contributed three goals for Hockey Gangpur-Odisha. On the other hand, Jammu and Kashmir failed to score even a single goal against their opponents. Day by day Hockey Gangpur Odisha proved to be a better team in the tournament. Gangpur would meet Assam on Monday, said Hockey Gangpur Odisha secretary Debasish Gouda.