CUTTACK 03-May-2012 398
Cuttack retained the trophy, beating Bhubaneswar by 59 runs in the final of the Inter-District Women`s Cricket Tournament at SCB Medical College ground here today. Cuttack captain Madhusmita Behera starred in the triumph with a polished half-century. She was adjudged the player of the final match.
Electing to bat, the home side were all out for 147. In reply, Bhubaneswar could make 88 for seven despite batting though full 50 overs. Barring skipper Priyanka Priyadarsini Sahu, who bagged three wickets and scored 32 runs, no other Bhubaneswar batswoman could do well with the bat.
The champions received a cash prize of Rs 15,000, while the runners-up were given Rs 10,000. SCB Medical College Principal Prof Prakash Chandra Mahapatra handed over the trophy at the closing function. Host Odisha Cricket Association joint-secretary Sanjib Kumar Dutta, treasurer Satya Mohanty, junior selector Anjan Kumar Khuntia and state women team coach Rituparna Roy were present on the occasion.
Earlier in the semifinals, Cuttack beat Bolangir by 7 wickets, while Bhubaneswar prevailed over Dhenkanal by 71 runs. The tournament featured a total of 45 matches.
Among outstanding individual performers, Cuttack captain was the best in bagging, hitting the only century (134 not out vs KIIT). She and 11 others scored a half-century each. Among bowlers Swagatika Rath of Jajpur was the best, bagging all 10 wickets in an innings against Jajpur. As many as 18 bowlers scalped five or more wickets in an innings.
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMERS:
BATTING:
Madhusmita Behera 134 not out for Cuttack vs KIIT
Ritu Singh 98 for Koraput vs Sundargarh
Pragyan Paramita Samal 76 for Bhadrak vs Boudh
Sasmita Mahalik 71 for Bhadrak vs Boudh
Rupashree Lenka 65 for Jajpur vs Bargarh
Kadambini Mahakud 64 for Dhenkanal vs Cuttack
Pragnya Paramita Mohanty 64 for Bhubaneswar vs Dhenkanal
Rosnara Parwin 62 for Bolangir vs Jajpur
Madhuri Mehta 61 for Bolangir vs Bhubaneswar
Madhusmita Behera 56 for Cuttack vs Bhubaneswar
Swagatika Rath 55 for Jajpur vs Bargarh
Sarita Meher 53 for Bolangir vs Jajpur
Jyoti Kamal 50 for Jajpur vs Bargarh
BOWLING:
Swagatika Rath 10/11 for Jajpur vs Kalahandi
Rosnara Parwin 7/4 for Bolangir vs Boudh
Reenashree Baliarsingh 7/ 7 for Khurda vs Ganjam
Nandini Chandan 7/10 for Kalahandi vs Bargarh
Madhusmita Behera 7/12 for Cuttack vs KIIT
Dipika Panda 7/17 for Ganjam vs Jharsuguda
Jhilirani Mahanta 6/13 for Mayurbhanj vs Ganjam
Tilattama Sahu 6/17 for Balasore vs Kendrapara
Sasmita Sahu 6/15 for Khurda vs Jharsuguda
Swagatika Rath 6/20 for Jajpur vs Bargarh
Nandini Chandan 6/28 for Kalahandi vs Nabarangpur
Sneha Chakrabarty 5/3 for Sambalpur vs Malkangiri
Shradhanjali Suttar 5/5) for Bhadrak vs Boudh
Shradhanjali Sutar 5/11 for Bhadrak vs Angul
Anasuya Mallick 5/12 for Kendrapara vs Jagatsinghpur
Swatirani Patnaik 5/12 for Bolangir vs Balasore
Rina Samantary 5/13 for Bhubaneswar vs Jajpur
Rajashree Swain 5/25 for Dhenkanal vs Malkangiri
Mamita Rout 5/50 for Angul vs Bhadrak
BRIEF SCORE (Final): Cuttack 147/10 in 48.3 overs (Madhusmita Behera 56, Moumita Ghose 21 n.o; Priyanka Priyadarsini Sahu 3/27, Kumudini Sahoo 2/30, Sushree Dibyadarsini Pradhan 2/33, Rina Samantaray 2/35) beat Bhubaneswar 88/7 in 50 overs (Priyanka Priyadarsini Sahu 32; Gangotri Behera 2/8).
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PHOTO: Cuttack team with the women`s inter-district trophy in Cuttack on May 3, 2012.
