CUTTACK 19-May-2012 168
East Coast Railway regained Kalahandi Cup, the symbol of supremacy in the Senior Inter-District Cricket Tournament, after a gap of two years, defeating Cuttack-A on the basis of first innings lead on the last day of their four-day final match, which ended in a draw at Ravenshaw University ground here today.
Riding on a big century by Samit Mohanty, East Coast Railway made 369 in the first innings. In reply, Cuttack-A were bowled out for 241. After taking a first innings lead of 28 runs, East Coast Railway were 446 for eight in the second innings when the match ended in a draw.
The champion team received a cash prize of Rs 20,000, while the runners-up were given Rs 15,000. East Coast Railway Sports Association president Dillip Samantaray handed over the trophy at the closing function. OCA secretary Asirbad Behera, treasurer Satya Mohanty, joint-secretary Sanjib Kumar Dutta, Odisha Ranji team coach Debasis Mohanty and OCA CEO Bidyut Kumar Nayak were present on the occasion.
BRIEF SCORE:
East Coast Railway 369 in 100.4 overs (Samir Mohanty 184; Nirajnaj Behera 3/35, Deepak Behera 3/68, Jayant Behera 2/102) and 446/8 in 108 overs (Sujit Lenka 87, Lagnajit Samal 76 n.o, Natraj Behera 61, R R Das 53, Sandeep Mulia 52, Subit Biswal 35, Alok Sahoo 25; Jayant Behera 3/149, Santosh Jena 2/71) drew with Cuttack-A 241/10 in 81 overs (Bibhudutta Panda 61, Aravinda Singh 40, Abhilash Mallick 27, Roshan Swain 25, Deepak Behera 22, Niranjan Behera 21; Alok Sahu 4/66, Lagnajit Samal 3/21).
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PHOTO: East Coast Railway team with the Kalahandi Cup in Cuttack on May 19, 2012.
