Maharashtra beat Odisha in Women Cricket ODI
Bhubaneswar: Maharashtra eves edged out Odiaha by six wickets in the Senior Women One-day Elite ‘B’ Group league cricket match at Bandra in Mumbai on Monday. Batting first, opener Madhuri Meheta scored 64 runs and team total reached 152 runs in 48.4 overs. In reply, AA Patil smashed an unbeaten 52 runs and powered the team to reach winning target by the loss of four wickets in 45 overs.
Brief score: Odisha 152/10 in 48.4 overs (Madhuri Meheta 64, Swagatika Rath 37; SR Mane 2/31, DP Vaidya 2/39, AA Patil 2/19) lost to Maharashtra 154/4 in 45 overs (SS Mandhana 33, DP Vaidya 23, AA Patil 52 n.o) by 6 wickets.
OCA announced U-23 cricket team
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) announced the State U-23 team for the match against UPCA U-23 team in the ensuing BCCI Col. C.K.Nayudu Trophy Elite Group-B league scheduled to be held from December 15 to 18 at Vikash Ground, Bargarh. The State would be lead by Prateek Das as captain.
State U-23 Team: Prateek Das (Captain), Abinash Saha, Aryashree Debasish Bhatt, Ranjit Singh, Rishikesh Das, Ankit Yadav, Prateek Anurag Das, Pardesi Nisad, Suman Mishra, Kameswar Barik (WK), SA Khan, Manish Rout, Ajit Yadav, Agniv Sarkar, Kiati Ranjan Bhuyan, Sujit Kumar Pradhan (manager), Bishnudev Mohanty (physio), Mahesh Malla (trainer), Surya Mishra (observer).
PCC Cup cricket tourney from December 15
Bhubaneswar: The trophies of the 15th PCC Cup Cricket Tournament were unveiled here on Monday. The tournament would be inaugurated on December 15 and the final match to be played under floodlight on January 1. The Sradhya Sathi Sangha (SSS) and All India Minority Association (AIMA) jointly host the tournament. Titans, Vodafone, Jay Maa Durga, Vampire GNCC, One Star, Eleven Star, Cinet Royal, Blue Moon, Airport Cricket Club, Wind, Charge Eleven, Bindas, Sastri Nagar Youth Club (Joda), United 11 (Berahampur), Summerset and Cosmo are the 16 teams would participate in the 20 overs tennisball knockout round tournament. The champion team would receive trophy along with cash award of `50,000 and the runners-up team to be richer by `25,000. Among others, BJP leader Jaganath Pradhan, SSS secretary Kamalakanta Mohanty, Manasa Ranjan Sahu and Somyajit Mazodar were present.
Nayapali win Bajarangabali Football tourney
Bhubaneswar: Nayapali defeated Gandarpur by 4-3 goals vie through the penalty struck in the final and bagged the title of the four-day-long Bajarangabali Football Tournament, which concluded at Ghatikia on Monday, being organised by Bajarangabali Sports Club. The nail biting final match ended in goalless draw in the stipulated time. The champion team received the trophy along with cash award of `3,000 and runners-up team received `2,000. Altogether 16 teams participated in the tournament. Salman Khan and Ranjit Jena of Gandarpur received man of the match and man of the tournament awards respectively. Kanhu Nayak of Nayapali and Rakesh Nayak of the Ghatikia gathered the best half and goalkeeper awards respectively. The organiser arranged a women football match on the final day, Nita Ambani Football Academy won the match by defeating Urmila Football Academy by 1-0 goal. After the barren first half, Sakina Nisha scored the all important goal in the last minute. Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Panda distributed the prizes as the chief guest of the closing ceremony in presence of corporater Dilip Majhi.