Mumbai thrash Odisha in Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy
Bhubaneswar: Discipline bowling of Mumbai bowlers produced a comprehensive six-wicket victory over Odisha in a weather-hit Group D Twenty20 match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Saturday. Electing to field, Mumbai dismissed Odisha for a paltry 91 in 17.4 overs and then returned to overhaul the target in just 15.5 overs in a match that was reduced to 18 overs a side due to inclement weather. Mumbai rode on the innings by Aditya Tare (32) and Siddhesh lad (31 not out) to romp home with 13 balls to spare at the Barabati Stadium. Earlier, Dhawal Kulkarni (2/17), Shardul Thakur (2/11), Rohan Raje (2/18), Abhishek Nayar (2/21) and Pravin Tambe (2/20) all scalped two wickets each to shot out Odisha in 17.4 overs. Abhishek Yadav (33) was the top-scorer for Odisha as only two more batsmen BS Patil (10) and AK Sahoo (19) could reach doubles figures. Chasing the target, Mumbai too had a disappointing start, losing opener Akhil Herwadkar (4) in the six ball of the opening over. Shreyas Iyer (16) and Suryakumar Yadav (5) also were dismissed cheaply but Tare and lad added 48 runs to take them on the brink of victory. Brief score: Odisha 91/10 in 17.4 overs (Abhishek Yadav 33; Dhawal Kulkarni 2/17, Shardul 2/11, Rohan Raje 2/18, Abhisek Nayar 2/21, Pravin V Tambe 2/20) lost to Mumbai 95/4 in 15.5 overs (AP Tare 32, SD lad 31 n.o; Deepak Behera 2/14, Basant Mohanty 2/21) by 6 wickets. Karnataka 121/9 in 20 overs (Vinaya Kumar R 38; Raushan Raj 3/19, Deepak Rai 2/21) lost to SSCB 122/7 in 19 overs (Aansul Gupta 27, Yashpal Singh 25; KC Cariappa 2/20) by 3 wickets. Maharashtra 109/7 in 12 overs (Kedar Jadhav 52; Piyush Chawla 4/28, Ankit Rajpoot 3/15) lost to Uttar Pradesh 113/3 in 11.2 overs (Prashant Gupta 35, Umang Sharma 32 n.o; Akshdeep Nath 34 n.o;) by 7 wickets.
107 join State football camp for Santosh Trophy
Bhubaneswar: Altogether 107 players has been called for preparatory cum selection trail camp of the State senior men football team for Santosh Trophy schedule to be held at Kolkata from February 2016. The camp began at Cuttack from Saturday. Md. Shahid Jabar of Odisha Police, Raj Sekhar Pradhan of State Bank of India has been appointed as the coach and Gopabandhu Sahoo of Postal Accounts has been appointed as the goalkeeper coach. Jabbar had the distinction of being the coach of India senior women football team, while Pradhan had represented Odisha and Bihar in the Santosh Trophy and Sahoo was represented the State senior men team and also former player of famous East Bengal Club of Kolkata.
City Buses with Kalinga lancer’s branding hit roads
Bhubaneswar: Twelve city buses commuting between Cuttack and Bhubaneswar have been given the team branding as a part of promotional campaign to garner maximum public support for the State-based hockey team franchisee ‘Idco-MCl Kalinga lancers’ is on full swing for the fourth edition of Coal India Hockey India league to be held from January 18 to February 21. The buses which capture audience’s attention instantly and directly feature players of Kalinga lancers. This apart, another 15 buses are waiting to hit the roads which will be revealed when players of the team arrive in the capital city. The domestic players, four of them are Odia players, are scheduled to arrive by January 6 and Australian trainer David John by January 8. John, who has served as the physiologist of India’s Men Hockey Team from 2011-2012, will conduct a fitness assessment of the domestic players to keep them in best of spirits before the arrival of head coach Mark Hager. Hager is expected to arrive on January 12 along with rest of the foreign players. Hopes are riding high on the former Australian player to guide the team towards a better show in the event and hopefully, victory in this edition. Hager is currently the head coach of New Zealand’s Women Team.
Pyari shines in National women football meet
Bhubaneswar: A five goal haul by Pyari Xaxa of Odisha guided the team to beat Uttar Pradesh 5-0 in the 21st Senior Women’s National (Final Round) Football Championship at Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. Pyari Xaxa scored five goals at 27th ,57th ,61st ,66th and 74th and the team won the final round inaugural match. Odisha will take on Tamil Nadu on Tuesday.