BHUBANESWAR 13-Feb-2016
Odisha bowed out in the semifinals of the 15th Dr Shakuntala Mishra Memorial Inter-State Cricket Tournament for the Blind, losing to Andhra Pradesh by 53 runs at KD Singh Babu Stadium in Lucknow today. Led by Mohammad Jafar Iqbal, Odisha earlier reached semifinals by posting back-to-back wins against Telangana and Maharashtra
RESULTS:
Feb 10: Odisha 194/1 in 15 overs (Sukhram Majhi 116 n.o, Nakul Badanayak 60) beat Telangana 94/10 in 13 overs (Sukhram Majhi 3 wkts, Lingaraj Rout, Pankaj Mangal 2 wkts each) by 100 runs.
Feb 12: Odisha 221/1 in 20 overs (Sukhram Majhi 125, Nakul Badanayak 75) beat Maharashtra 176/9 in 20 overs (Nakul Badanayak and Lingaraj Routray each 2 wkts) by 45 runs.
Feb 13: Andhra Pradesh 247/3 in 20 overs (D Venkateswar Rao 163) beat Odisha 194/4 in 20 overs (Sukhram Majhi 78, Jujhar Bari 29, Lingaraj Routray 24) by 53 runs.
