Cuttack-A emerged champions in the two-day format of the Kalahandi Cup Senior Inter-District Cricket Tournament, defeating East Coast Railway by 82 runs in the final held at Ravenshaw University Ground in Cuttack on 26 and 27 October 2021.
Cuttack-A batter Biplab Samantray was the star of the final match, scoring an unbeaten 109 off 132 balls. He hit 13 boundaries and one six to be adjudged the Player of the Match. Put into bat, East Coast Railway failed to play the full qutoa of 70 overs and were bowled out for 174.
A defiant 94 off 149 balls by Ankit Yadav helped East Coast Railway muster the respectable total. Subham Nayak and Jamala B Mohapatra were most successful bowlers for Cuttack-A, capturing three wickets each. In reply, Cuttack-A compiled 256 for six in 70 overs.