Puri stunned Bhubaneswar-B by seven wickets in their preliminary league match of the OCA Senior Men Inter-District Cricket Tournament for Kalahandi Cup at BJB School Ground in Khordha today. Binaya K Paikaray was the main architect of the Puri win, scoring 73 runs.
Angul, Bargarh, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Cuttack-A, Ganjam and Gajapati posted wins in eight other matches of the day. Among notable performers of the day, Rohit Sagar (Ganjam) and Subham Routo (Gajapati) claimed five wickets each.
RESULTS (26 Feb 2026):
Match 55 (Railway Ground, Jatni): Bhadrak 131/10 in 49.2 overs (Amreet Upadhyaya 30; Akash Pradhan 3/22) lost to Angul 132/1 in 37.1 overs (Panakala Sasanka 61*) by 9 wickets. PoM: Akash Pradhan.