ECoR emerge Pradip Intl Cricket Fest champion
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) emerged champions in the 24th Pradip Memorial International Cricket Festival, defeating Progressive Association, Jharsuguda by five wickets in the final at Hanuman Jew Mini Stadium in Tilo, Bhadrak on Sunday. Batting first, Progressive Association bowled out for 47 runs in 12.2 overs. Jayant Behera and Ankit Yadav were the most successful bowler of East Coast Railway, picking three wickets each, while lagnajit Samal and Suryakant Pradhan pocketed a brace each. In reply, Suryakant Pradhan of ECoR smashed 25 run and ensure the team to reach the winning target in 6.2 overs by losing five wickets. Earlier in the semifinals, Progressive Association beat Southern University by two wickets, while East Coast Railway outplayed Tata-XI, Jamshedpur by eight wickets.
The T20 tournament was organized by Tilo Athletic Association with 12 teams in the fry. The champion team took a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and the runners-up richer by Rs 50,000. Brief Score: Progressive Association 47/10 in 12.2 overs (Jayant Behera 3/4, Ankit Yadav 3/11, lagnajit Samal 2/3, Suryakant Pradhan 2/16) lost to East Coast Railway 48/5 in 6.2 overs (Suryakant Pradhan 25, Tarun Sa 3/7, Rajkishan Patel 2/32) by 5 wickets.
Jagadish lifts Bhusandpur Chess trophy
Bhubaneswar: Jagadish Barik of Puri emerged champion by scoring 6.5 points in the two-day 6th Bhusandpur Chess Championship on Sunday. Total 86 players are from Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jajpur, Khordha, Nayagarh and Puri were took part. Avinash Baliarsingh and Sk Ezaz Ahmed both of Khurda gathered six points each and finished second and third respectively.
As many as 34 rated players with 11 girls participated in the seven round tournament. The concept of (Below 1600) tournament in rural area, will get chance to play with a equal or slightly higher standard players. All Orissa Chess Association secretary KK Sarma gave away the prizes as the chief guest of the closing ceremony. Among others Arbiter Suresh Chandra Sahoo, Bhusandpur Chess Centre president Subash Chandra Patra, vice-president Purnanananda Jena, secretary Deepak Kumar Patra and join-secretary Dilip Kumar Mandal.