MCC to meet Pioneer in Veteran T20 semis
Bhubaneswar: Mukeswar Cricket Club (MCC) of Bhubaneswar will meet Pioneer Gold of Puri in the semifinal match of the first Puspalata Garabadu Memorial Veteran T20 Cricket Tournament on Friday.
In the last quarterfinal match on Thursday, brilliant unbeaten 89 run opening partnership between Sukant Jena and Prasant Biswal guided MCC to enter the semifinal by defeating Union Sporting of Cuttack by 10 wickets.
Chita Ranjan Swain of MCC scalped 4 for 11 restricted Union Sporting at 88 in 18.1 overs. Chasing the target, opener Sukanta and Prasant scored unbeaten 43 and 35 runs respectively and team reached the winning target in eight overs. Chita ranjan of the winning team received the man of the match award.
Brief Score: Union Sporting 88/10 in 18.1 overs (Sumant Nayak 24; Chita Ranjan Swain 4/11, Dattatraya Mishra 2 wkt) lost to Mukteswar Cricket Club 89/0 in 8 overs (Sukant Jena 43 n.o; Prasant Biswal 35 n.o;) by 10 wickets.
Sunrise enter Biju Patanaik Football semis
Bhubaneswar: Sunrise Sports Club of Koira entered into the semifinal by defeating FOA Football Academy of Cuttack 2-0 in the group-B quarterfinal match of the 12th All India Biju Pattnaik Football Tournament at Ispat Stadium in Rourkela on Thursday.
After a barren first half, Sunrise got the lead through a goal by Bosen Murmu in the 50th minute. His teammate Azad Ali netted the final goal in the 67th minute and took away the match from FAO Football Academy. Bosen of the winning team bagged the man of the match award. Thakur Murmu, Rajesh Bhuyeisa, Bijaya Kulsari and Bhima Chhetri were the official who conducted the match as referee.
In the group-B quarterfinal match on Friday, ACB Power Project of Korba will take on SEC Railway of Nagpur.
Secretariat Open Badminton from March 26
Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Secretariat Badminton Association (OSSBA) is all set to organise the 4thSecretariat All Odisha Employees’ Open Badminton Tournament(SAOEOBT) and the 1st All Odisha Open Veteran Badminton Tournament at Saheed Nagar Indoor Hall here from March 26 to 27. The tournament is offer total cash prize of Rs 38,000, would feature competition in two categories. Men’s single and doubles champion would receive cash prize of Rs 5,000 each and runner up to get Rs 3,000 each. Similarly, veteran singles and doubles champion will get Rs 4,000 each and the runner up to get Rs 2,000 each. Only employees working in State Government, Central Government and Public Sector Undertakings in Odisha and not recruited under sports quota are eligible to participate in the meet and the entry will be closed on March 20 further details players can contact Chitta Ranjan Rout, General Secretary, OSSBA, (Mobile: 9861554737).