Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) caused a major upset in the OCA Inter District Womens Cricket Tournament (T-20 Format), defeating formidable Bhubaneswar by 12 runs in their super league match at Ravenshaw Ground-1 in Cuttack today. Rani Tudu was the main architect of the KIIT win, hitting a 48-ball 47.
Bargarh beat Balasore by four wickets, Jajpur prevailed over Bhadrak by 45 runs and Keonjhar got the better of Sambalpur by 56 runs in three other matches of the day. Luisa Das scored an unbeaten 43 for Bargarh, while Alipsa Biswal slammed the only half-century of the day for Jajpur. Archana Parida, Kusum Tiriya and Purnima Ray put up impressive performances for Keonjhar.
SUPER LEAGUE RESULTS (5 May 2025):
Match 9 (Ravenshaw Ground-1): KIIT 95/5 in 20 overs (Rani Tudu 47, Indrani Chhatria 26; Nivedita John Naik 2/17) beat Bhubaneswar 86/6 in 20 overs (Pragyan P Mohanty 23; Sonali Hembram 2/10, Kuni Badara 2/12) by 12 runs. PoM: Rani Tudu.