Jobra beat Police in PVR Murthy Cricket
Bhubaneswar: A brilliant all-round performance by Sambit Behera, who scored 22 runs and bagged four wickets by giving 19 runs, guided Jobra Municipal High School to victory over Odisha Police High School by 42 runs in the 11th PVR Murthy Inter-School Cricket Tournament at BOSE Ground in Cuttack on Wednesday. Combined bating effort of Soumya Ranjan Singh (34), Santosh Das (26), Sambit Behera (22) and Rakesh Behera (22 ) helped Jobra to set 141 in 22.1 overs. Opener Nitish Muduli’s 57-ball 40 created a hope for Odisha Police but Sambit scalped four wickets by giving 19 runs to bundle out Jobra for 99 in 17.3 overs.
DAV CDA of Cuttack will take on SCB Medical Public School on Thursday. Brief Score: Jobra Municipal High School 141/10 in 22.1 overs (Soumya Ranjan Singh 34, Santosh Das 26, Sambit Behera 22, Rakesh Behera 22; Satyam Samal 3/28, Soumya Ranjan Behera 2/44, Rakesh Kumar lenka 2/23) beat Odisha Police High School 99/10 in 17.3 overs (Nitish Muduli 40, Rajanikant Behera 20; Sambit Behera 4/19) by 42 runs.
Union Sporting enter Prahalad Cricket Qf
Bhubaneswar: Union Sporting Club of Cuttack was the last team entered the quarterfinal rounds of the Prahalad Biswal Memorial U-16 Cricket Tournament, defeating Town Club by three wickets at Saheed Sporting Ground here on Wednesday. A four wickets haul by Ranjan Kumar Dash of Union Sporting to restrict Town Club for 130 in 35 overs. Binayak Mohanty contributed highest for the team 37 runs. In reply, Union Sporting lost wickets in regular intervals as Town Club bowlers Amitanshu Srichandan and Sushil Barik pocketed three wickets each. But opener Vineet Singh and Durgasish Satapathy scored 38 and 27 runs respectively and guided the team register victory in the last over by losing seven wickets. Brief Score: Town Club 130/10 in 35 overs (Aswin Mohapatra 22, Binayak Mohanty 37; Rajesh Ranjan Dash 4/30) lost to Union Sporting 131/7 in 39.4 overs (Vineet Singh 38, Durgasish Satapathy 27; Amitanshu Srichandan 3/17, Sushil Bark 3/23) 3 wickets.