Orissa trounced Madhya Pradesh in the final by five wickets to win the All-India BSNL Cricket Tournament after a gap of two years at Ahmedabad today. Opening batsman Bikash Swarup Pati starred in the Orissa win, hitting a 73-ball 91, which included seven hits to the fence and five over it. BBCC Mohapatra also made notable contribution, scoring a half-century and bagging two wickets.

Former India Test opener Anshuman Gaekwad handed over the trophy to the Orissa team, which won it for the fourth time overall in the nine-year-old history of the tournament. Orissa captain Niranjan Behera was adjudged the best all-rounder of the ninth edition. He and three of his teammates (BBCC Mohyapatra, Tukuna Sahu and Bikash Pati) were also picked in the all-India BSNL team.

But a palm injury in the final match not only spoiled Behera’s joy but also jeopardised his chances of leading Orissa in the East Zone one-day league tournament, beginning at Cuttack on February 10. According to BSNL team coach Kedar Mishra, Behera sustained the injury while taking a sharp catch of opposition top scorer Manish Mishra (73) in the slip.

BRIEF SCORES:
FINAL MATCH: Madhya Pradesh: 221/10 in 48.2 overs (Manish Mishra 73, B Tomar 48: Sujan Mohanty 2/49, BBCC Mohapatra 2/26, Tukuna Sahu 2/36, Sanjay Satpathy 2/41) lost to Orissa: 222/5 in 40 overs (Bikash Pati 91, BBCC Mohapatra 54, Priyabrata Pradhan 46) by 5 wkts.
SEMIFINALS: Orissa: 196/9 in 50 overs (Tukuna Sahu 75, Niranjan Behera 48, Noel Rana 3/40) beat Gujarat: 75/10 in 37 overs (Tukuna Sahu 3/3, S K Nayak 3/31) by 121 runs.
LEAGUE ROUND:
Fifth match: Orissa: 189/9 in 30 overs (BBCC Mohapatra 68, Niranjan Behera 39, Bikash Pati 31) beat Tamil Nadu: 84/10 in 26.3 overs (Ramjee 38: Tukuna Sahu 4/5, Niranjan Behera 3/7) by 105 runs.
Fourth match: Orissa: 261/5 in 30 overs (Niranjan Behera 103, Bikash Pati 69, Priyabrat Pradhan 40) beat UP West: 77/10 in 29.4 overs (DC Pradhan 2/14, PK Sahu 2/16, Tukuna Sahu 2/16, Sanjay Satpathy 2/8) by 184 runs.
Third match: Orissa: 131/8 in 26 overs (Tukuna Sahu 34, Niranjan Behera 30: S Panikar 3/22, S Balasubramanyam 3/6) beat MTNL Mumbai: 33/10 in 22.5 overs (Niranjan Behera 4/4, Tukuna Saho 2/2, Sanjay Satpathy 2/3) by 98 runs.
Second Match: Orissa: 147/8 in 30 overs (Bikash Pati 66) beat Haryana: 146/9 in 30 overs (Sumit Sharma 74: Niranjan Behera 4/19, Tukuna Saho 2/25) by 1 run.
First Match: Orissa: 243/6 in 30 overs (BBCC Mohapatra 95, Tukuna Sahu 46) beat Andhra Pradesh: 60/10 in 22 overs (Tukuna Sahu 4/6, Niranjan Behera 3/3) by 183 runs.
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PHOTO: Orissa team receives trophy after winning the 9th All-India BSNL Cricket Tournament in Ahmedabad on Feb 6, 2010.