It`s Sundargarh vs Cuttack in school final

The final match of the State Inter-School Cricket Tournament at Baliyatra ground in Cuttack tomorrow is expected to be an exciting contest with defending champions Sundargarh Public School taking on local favourites Sayeed Seminary School. In the semifinals today, the Sundargarh school defeated Mahavir High School, Kapasi (Jajpur) by 52 runs, while Sayeed Seminary trounced Government High School, Burla (Sambalpur) by 202 runs. Sayeed Seminary batsman Debapriya Patnaik and his teammate Benu Patra cornered the day’s glory with the former hitting a century (116), the second in the tournament and the latter scalping six wickets for 20 runs. Brief scores (Semifinals): At Sunshine ground: Sayeed Seminary (Cuttack) 252/5 in 30 overs (Debapriya Patnaik 116, Suman Mohanty 40) beat Govt High School, Burla (Sambalpur) 50/10 in 16.4 overs (Benu Patra 6/20, M Hasim 2/4) by 202 runs. At Baliyatra ground: Sundargarh Public School 139/10 in 29.2 overs (Sanjeeb Tanty 32: Manoj Nanda 3/17, PS Rout 2/25) beat Mahavir High School (Jajpur) 87/10 in 16.4 overs (C Panda 23: Ankit Panda 3/16, Santosh Das 3/28) by 52 runs.