05-Jul-2024
Leading by example, Bhubaneswar-B captain Sayed Tufayl Ahmad bagged five wickets for 30 runs to steer his team to a 110-run win over Sundargarh in their preliminary league match of the OCA U-19 Mens Inter-District Cricket Tournament at Ravenshaw Ground-1 in Cuttack today.
Cuttack-A, Sambalpur-B, Kendrapara and Bhadrak registered wins in four other matches of the day. Cuttack-A rode on six-wicket haul by Janamjay Jena to thrash Mayurbhanj by seven wickets, while Ankit Das captured five wickets for five runs to propel Bhadrak to a nine-wicket win against Deogarh.
Among other outstanding performers, Mohanraj Rout, Aman Dash (both Kendrapara), Priyanshu Sahoo (Boudh), Kumar Aryan (Bhubaneswar-B) and Akash Mohapatra (Bhadrak) hit a half-century each, while Yogesh Rai (Boudh) and Anurag Priyadarshi (Sundargarh) scalped four wickets each.
RESULTS:
5 July 2024 (Match 61, Ravenshaw Ground-1): Bhubaneswar-B 242/8 in 50 overs (Kumar Aryan 81, Janmejoy Sahoo 40; Anurag Priyadarshi 4/21) beat Sundargarh 132/10 in 30.4 overs (Abhishek Singh 42*, Anurag Priyadarshi 33; Sayed Tufayl Ahmad 5/30, Soubhagya Ojha 3/13) by 110 runs. PoM: Sayed Tufay Ahmad.
5 July 2024 (Match 62, Sunshine Ground): Boudh 231/6 in 45 overs (Priyanshu Sahoo 82, Ashish Mallick 46; Sahazad Khan 2/63) lost to Kendrapara 235/6 in 32.4 overs (Mohanraj Rout 72, Aman Dash 52; Yogesh Rai 4/47) by 4 wickets. PoM: Mohanraj Rout.
5 July 2024 (Match 94, DRIEMS Ground): Deogarh 90/10 in 22.2 overs (Adarsha Bhanja 34; Ankit Das 5/5, Amitanshu Mallick 3/22) lost to Bhadrak 91.1 in 13.4 overs (Akash Mohapatra 61, Swayambhu Palai 22*) by 9 wickets. PoM: Ankit Das.
5 July 2024 (Match 95, Bidanasi Ground): Mayurbhanj 52/10 in 22.2 overs (Janamjay Jena 6/19, Arnab Patnaik 2/14) lost to Cuttack-A 53/3 in 6.2 overs (Md A Raza 2/9) by 7 wickets. PoM: Janamjay Jena.
5 July 2024 (Match 98, MGM Sports Ground): Sambalpur-B 111/10 in 32.1 overs (Prem Bhoi 23; Thota L Kumar 3/10, Sritam Gouda 2/28) beat Rayagada 64/8 in 25.1 overs (Swastik Patra 36; Md Mustafa R Khan 3/16) by 47 runs. PoM: Md Mustafa R Khan.
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PHOTO: Bhubaneswar-B captain Sayed Tufayl Ahmad poses after guiding his team to victory against Sundargarh in their U-19 Inter-District match on 5 July 2024.
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