Bhubaneswar, Jajpur advance

Post News Network

Cuttack, Jan 11: Bhubaneswar-B and Jajpur qualified for the super league stage of the Sumit Bose Memorial OCA U-16 Inter-District cricket tournament after winning their respective matches at different venues here Sunday.

At the Bidanasi Ground, Bhubaneswar thrashed a hapless Malkangiri by a huge margin of 241 runs. Opting to bat first, Bhubaneswar-B posted an imposing total of 305 runs for the loss of five wickets with Farhat Khan (98) emerging as the highest scorer. In reply, Malkangiri were bundled out for a meager 64 runs.

Brief scores

(At Bidanasi Ground): BBSR-B 305/5 (Farhat Khan 98, M Sai Varsik 80) beat Malkangiri 64 by 241 runs

(At Sunshine Ground): Nabarangpur 137 (Mirza Tanbir Beg 44; Pritam Kumar Singh 5/26) lost to Jajpur scored 139/3 (Sagar Bhoi 43) by seven wickets.

(At Barabati Stadium): Keonjhar 192 (Debasis Nayak 54) beat Angul 76 (Quamar Asfaque 4/15) by 116 runs.