Niranjan, Natraj, Bikash shine in Kalahandi Cricket
Bhubaneswar : Niranjan Behera of Cuttack-A smashed an unbeaten 206 runs and his-mate Bikash Swarup Pati contributed 165 runs and guided the team total to reach 473 runs for the loss of four wickets against Angul at day one stumps in their two-day-long super league match of the Kalahandi Cup Cricket Tournament at Ravenshaw Ground in Cuttack on Tuesday. In another match, in reply to Bargarh’s 195 runs, inform batsman Natraj Behera scored 105 runs and ECORSA scored 181 runs for the loss of three wickets at day-one stumps. Basant Mohanty was the most successful bowler of the day, he scalped six wickets by giving 23 runs and restricted Balasore for 154 runs. In reply Bhubaneswar-A scored 160 runs for the loss of six wickets and registered a six runs first innings lead. Brief Score: Ravenshaw Ground-I: Cuttack-A 473/4 in 90 overs (Niranjan Behera 206 n.o; Bikash Swarup Pati 165, Biplab Samantray 53, Arvind Singh 23 n.o; Sanjib Patra 2/106) Vs Angul 10/1 in 8 overs. Nimpur Ground: Balasore 154/10 in 53 overs (Sabyasachi Acharya 39, Sk Amjit 31 (Basant Mohanty 6/23, Amitav Rout 2/39) Vs Bhubaneswar-A 160/6 in 32.2 overs (Palabendu Mishra 48, Sumitosh Praharaj 45; Amit Majhi 2/29, Kailash Das 2/49). Barabati Stadium: Bargarh 195/10 in 51.1 overs (Bikash Pradhan 92, Rupak Pradhan 38, Debendra Kunhar 31; lagnajit Samal 4/53, Jayanta Behera 3/45, Suryakanta Pradhan 2/36) Vs ECORSA 181/3 in 36 overs (Natraj Behera 105, Sandip Mulia 23, Subit Biswal 23 n.o; Sujit lenka 25 n.o; Bikhyat Biswal 2/38). Sunshine Ground: Sambalpur 273/10 in 63 overs (Sumit Padhi 105, Sk Jahangir 50, Ajit Behera 25; Dinesh Rout 4/75, Santanu Mishra 2/20, Manoranjan Barik 2/98) Vs Ganjam 96/1 in 27 overs (Devid Nirvay Nayak 57, Biswanath Behera 34).
UP beat Odisha in National senior-A Hockey
Bhubaneswar : Hosts Uttar Pradesh opened their account on a winning note by defeating Hockey Odisha by 5-2 on the opening day of the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2014 (Division A) played at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium in lucknow on Tuesday. Uttar Pradesh dominated the first half of the game by 2-0 with one field goal by Amir Khan in the 10th minute and Diwakar Ram converting a penalty corner in the 33rd minute of the game. Going into the second half, Uttar Pradesh continued its dominance by keeping the attack on the opponents. In the 44th minute Uttar Pradesh scored its 3rd goal through Ajit Pandey. Hockey Odisha tried making a comeback and it was Amon Mirash Tirkey who in the 48th minute scored the 1st goal for the team taking the score to 3-1. Though Uttar Pradesh had other plans and they struck again in the 48th minute and it was Diwarkar Ram who contributed for his team this time. Hockey Odisha tried to reduce the margin and struck its second goal in the 61st minute but it was too late for them to make a comeback in the match and the game ended with a score of 5-2.