Mother’s Public win inter-school tournament

Mother’s Public School won the 8th VCAO Bhubaneswar Inter-School Cricket Tournament, outplaying last year’s winners Stewart School by six wickets in the final at Idco ground, Mancheswar, Bhubaneswar today. Pratik Das emerged as the star of the match, bagging three wickets and hitting a sparkling 86. He was adjudged the man of the match. State Agriculture Secretary U P Singh gave away the prizes at the closing function. Brief scores: Stewart School: 183/10 in 38 overs (Santanu Mishra 54, DP Behera 42: Pratik Das 3/36, G Singh 2/31, S Mazhar 2/41) lost to Mother’s Public School: 184/4 in 35.5 overs (Pratik Das 86, S Mazhar 40, S Senapati 32: Santanu Mishra 2/21). Man of the match: Pratik Das: Man of the tournament: Sk Mazhar: Best batsman: Subhajit Das: Best bowler: Santanu Mishra: Best fielder: S Binay Kumar: Best wicket-keeper: Sunil Paswan. PHOTO: Players of Mother’s Public School celebrate their victory in Bhubaneswar on December 6, 2009.