Rising Student win Scan Cup cricket
Bhubaneswar: Rising Student of Cuttack emerged champion of the 25th Scan Cup Cricket Tournament, defeating host Scan by 11 runs in the rain disturbed final match at Unit-II Girls High School Ground here on Sunday. Winning the toss Rising elected to bat, inform opener Bikash Pati smashed 52 runs, while Sujit lenka and Aravinda Singh contributed 27 and 25 runs respectively and team total reach 179 for 7 in 20 overs. The rain forced the officials to reduce the target 82 runs in 9 overs for the host to script the win. In reply, BBCC Mohapatra scored 28 but the team manage to score 70 for 3 in nine overs. Bikash of the champion team scored total 160 runs and bagged the man of the final and best batsman prizes. While his teammate left –arm bowler Abhisek Yadav got the best bowler award and left-arm all-rounder Manoj Nayak of runner-up team received man of the tournament award.The champions team received trophy along with cash award of `30,000 and the runner-up to took home `20,000. First ranji player of the Club Pradyumna Choudhary, State women cricket team coach Rasmita Mohanty and young talents of the club were felicitated on the closing ceremony. BJP leader Jaganath Pradhan, Pruthivraj Harichandan, Sanjeeb Pradhan, Prabodh Das and Subrat Kunwar were present in the closing ceremony. Brief Score: Rising Student 179/7 in 20 overs (Bikash Pati 52, Sujit lenka 27, Aravinda Singh 25; Manoj Nayak 2/20, Ravindra Nayak 2 wkt) beat Scan 70/3 in 9 overs (BBCC Mohapatra 28) by 11 runs.
Hockey Gangpur announces team for Nat’l Jr meet
Bhubaneswar: Hockey Gangpur Odisha announced an 18-member junior team on Sunday for the 6th National Junior National Hockey Championship Div-A to be held at Raipur in Chhattisgarh from May 9 to 15. last year, the Gangpur junior team participated in the Division-B tournament and emerged champion . With the champions title they got elevated to the Div-A tournament, said Hockey Gangpur Odisha Secretary Debasis Gauda. Hockey Gangpur Odisha placed in the group-B along with Hockey Punjab, Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy and Uttar Pradesh Hockey. As many as 16 teams will participate in the seven-day tournament and Gangpru will meet Uttar Pradesh Hockey in their first league round match on May 9. Gangpur Junior Team: Pratap lakra, Abhisek lakra, Gregory Xess, Akash Kujur, Sudhir Ekka, Sibren lakra, Rasananda Khalko, Sanjay Xlaxo, Sudeep Kerketta, Anand Ekka, Arbin Kujur, Silvestar Barla, Dillip lakra, Binit Ekka, Bishal Minz, Sushil Ekka, Bikash lakra, Manoj Kindoa, Bijaya Kumar lakra (coach), Amlendu Mishra (manager).
Odisha win National Cricket for blind
Bhubaneswar: Odisha became the winners of the SBH National Cricket Tournament for the Blind on Sunday beating Gujarat in the rain extirpated finals by seven wickets organised by Devnar Foundation for the Blind in association with Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI). Due to rain the match was reduced for five overs a side, winning the toss Gujarat elected to bat and scored 53 for 6 in five overs. Chasing the target Odisha scored 54 in the last ball the match was so interesting and tensed situation Odisha needed 2 runs in the last ball, entire crowd had enjoyed and witnessed the game which was so interesting the match would have gone either way. Sukhram Majhi knocked fantastic 17-ball 34 run and Pankaj Bhue 8-ball 13 run ensure Odisha to reach the winning target in the last ball. Sukhram and Pankaj adjudged as man of the final and man of the series in b2 category respectively.
10 teams to participate in U-14 Cricket Tourney
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to promote junior cricketer of the city, Paramount Sporting would host Arabinda Memorial Under-14 (T-20) Cricket Tournament at Paramound Ground here from May 14 to 19, said Pragati Sporting president Pratap Jena in a Press meet here on Sunday. Muckeswar Cricket Club and Paramount Sporting (B) would meet BBCA and Jagruti (Cricket Academy SGO) respectively in the pre-quarterfinal matches on the inaugural day on May 14 and winners would enter the quarterfinal rounds. While other six teams Saheed Sporting, Town Club, Rameswar Sporting, Pragati Sporting, Paramount Sporting (A) and OSCAR would start their journey from the quarterfinals. Apart from the individual prizes, the champions would get cash award of `15,000 and runner up to be richer by `10,000. The players born on and after 10th April 2002 are eligible to participate in the tournament. The teams who are given the consent to join in the meet should bring players age proof documents, added Jena.