A magnificent haul of seven wickets for 23 runs went in vain as Kandhamal lost to Keonjhar by 46 runs, via DLS Method, in their Group-C preliminary league match of the OCA U-19 Men Inter-District Cricket Tournament (One-Day Format) at Bidanasi Ground in Cuttack today.
Balasore, Bhubaneswar-A and Ganjam posted wins in three other league matches of the day. Two more matches, scheduled between Cuttack-A and Dhenkanal, and Rourkela and Paradip were abandoned due to rain.
Among other outstanding performers of the day, Arman S Pati (Nuapada), Anirudh Patnaik (Ganjam) captured five wickets each.
RESULTS (28 May 2025):
Match 44 (Bidanasi Ground): Keonjhar 105/10 in 21.2 overs (Arpit D Mahanta 25, Suryanshu Tiwari 21; Pritam K Samal 7/23) beat Kandhamal 61/10 in 18.1 overs (Saurabh Yadav 31; Sarwan K Sahoo 3/3, Subham Maharana 3/18) by 46 runs (DLS Method). PoM: Sarwan Sahoo.