12-Feb-2008 103
India prospect Paresh Patel continued his excellent performance in the 7th All-India BSNL Cricket Tournament at Indore, helping last three years` champions Orissa crush Assam by 112 runs in a pool-A match today. Patel hit a century (135 off 84 balls) against Assam to boost his credential as a promising all-rounder of the country. His flamboyant knock was embellished with 13 hits to the fence and four over it.
Brief scores: Orissa 288/4 in 30 overs (Paresh Patel 135, BBCC Mohapatra 38, Priyabrata Pradhan 70, BBCC Mohapatra 38) beat Assam 176/10 in 30 overs (M Roy 57, Dhiraj 53, Teja Roy 25 n.o; Sanjay Satpathy 4/31, S K Nayak 4/47, Bikash Pati).
