Arasada Kiran bagged seven wickets for 26 runs to guide Koraput to a 41-run win against Deogarh in their preliminary league match of the OCA Senior Men Inter-District Cricket Tournament for Kalahandi Cup at Ravenshaw Ground in Cuttack today. Sundargarh, Sambalpur-B, Nayagarh, East Coast Railway, Khordha, Balangir and Jajpur registered wins in seven other matches of the day.
Among other outstanding performers of the day, Biswajeet Pradhan (Nayagarh), Biswabhusan Bihari (Khordha) and Debasish Bagh (Sambalpur-A) scored a century each, while Krishna Palai (Sundargarh) claimed six wickets for 24 runs.
RESULTS (21 Feb 2026):
Match 28 (Centurion University Ground): Nabarangpur 68/10 in 25.4 overs (Krishna Palai 6/24, Abhishek Singh 3/17) lost to Sundargarh 72/2 in 12.1 overs (Umesh K Goutam 20) by 8 wickets. PoM: Krishna Palai.
Match 29 (Nimpur Ground): Dhenkanal 128/10 in 28.2 overs (Chetan K Panda 30; Sayed Zaki 4/17, Prashant Thakkar 3/54) lost to Sambalpur-B 132/1 in 19.5 overs (Rushi Mehera 51*) by 9 wickets. PoM: Sayed Zaki.