Cuttack: Bhubaneswar A rode on an all-round show by Shantanu Mishra (89, 84b, 3×4, 2×6 and 2/28) to emerge champions of the Kalahandi Cup cricket tournament beating Bhubaneswar B by 48 runs in the final at the Ravenshaw University I Ground here Thursday.
Put into bat, Bhubaneswar A scored 206 for the loss of six wickets in their stipulated 45 overs. Shantanu was well-supported by Sandeep Patnaik (40, 72b, 3×4) and Debashis Samantray (35, 63b, 2×4, 1×6). Rajesh Mohanty (3/31) was the pick of the Bhubaneswar B bowlers.
Bhubaneswar B however suffered a batting debacle while chasing the victory target and were bundled out for 158 runs. Raghunath Malla (45, 68b, 54×4) was the only one to offer some resistance.
Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) working committee chairman Dhiren Pallai was present as chief guest and distributed prizes.
Brief scores: Bhubaneswar A 206/6 (Shantanu Mishra 89, Sandeep Patnaik 40; Rajesh Mohanty 3/31) bt Bhubaneswar B 158 (Raghunath Malla 45; Manoj Barik 2/21, Ashis Kumar Pradhan 2/37) by 48 runs.
Narrow win
Nabrangpur pipped Kendrapara by one run in a close encounter of the U-16 Inter-District cricket tournament at the Sunshine Ground in Cuttack, Thursday.
Brief scores: (At Sunshine Ground): Nabrangpur 110 (Mohit Praharaj 34; Soumitra Biswal 5/21) bt Kendrapara 109 (Raju Das 43; P Abhishek Behera 3/18) by 1 run.
(At BOSE Ground): Nuapada 123 (Ashis Jena 3/9) lost to Keonjhar 127/8 (Krishna Gopal Nayak 56 n o; Ruturaj Mohanty 3/31) by two wickets.
(At Nimpur Ground): Sambalpur 193 (Akash Mukhi 62; Rakesh Sahoo 3/32) bt Sonepur 97 (Sresth Singh 4/22) by 96 runs.
(At SCB Ground): Bargarh 174 (Ajit Swain 66; Stelon Khosla 3/11) lost to Malkangiri 175/5 (Bhabyajyoti Bisoi 36) by five wickets.
(At Ravenshaw Ground II): Rayagada 68 (Ashutosh Moharana 5/26) lost to Angul 70/3 by seven wickets.