lingaraj Maharana of Otv smashed 48 runs and helped the team to beat Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) by 77 runs in the 15th Secretariat Cup Cricket Tournament at Indira Maidan here on Sunday.
Batting first, lingaraj and Mahamad Aziz scored 48 and 31 runs respectively and team score reached 156 runs in 20 overs for the loss of five wickets.
In reply, Aziz claimed two wickets and restricted BDA innings for 79 runs in 18.2 overs. lingaraj of the winning team bagged the man of the match award. In another match of the day, Directorate of Agriculture edged out Pollution Control Board by 10 wickets. Sanjay Behera of the winning team bagged the man of the match award.
Brief Score: Polluation Control Board 70/10 19.1 overs (Mahamad Azhar 20; Sanjaya Behera 3/5) lost to Directorate of Agriculture 73/0 in 12 overs (JP Nayak 35 n.o; Salim Khan 31n.o;) by 10 wickets. Otv 156/5 20 over (lingaraj Maharana 48, Mahamad Aziz 31, Prabin Pradhan 26) beat BDA 79/10 in 18.2 overs (Ajay Patnaik 33; Mahmad Aziz 2 wkts) by 77 runs.