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Underdogs Khordha caused a major upset when they beat formidable East Coast Railway by 39 run in their super league T20 match of the Kalahandi Cup Senior & U-19 Men Inter-District Cricket Tournament at Sunshine Ground in Cuttack today. Sidhant Jena and Ranjit Paikaray shone in the Khodha win, hitting a half-century each.
Sundargarh, Odisha Blue, Odisha Pink, Rourkela and Odisha Violet posted wins in five other matches of the day. Sundargarh allrounder Walter Toppo was the most successful performer of the day, scoring 62 runs and bagging four wickets for 17 runs against Odisha Green.
In another upset of the day, Odisha Violet demolished fancied Cuttack-A by 144 runs. For the winners, Aditya Basa bagged five wickets for four runs, while Aditya Rout and Sarbeswar Mohanty hit a half-century each.
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KG Krishna captured four wickets for 15 runs to guide Odisha Blue to a six-wicket win over Odisha Yellow. A half-ton each by Byasadev Behera and Swastik Samal powered Rourkela to a thrilling one-run win against Jharsuguda. A crucial three-wicket haul by Satyajeet Singhdeo helped Odisha Pink beat Odisha Red by 17 runs.
SUPER LEAGUE T20 RESULTS (31 August, 2021):
Match 37 (At Sunshine Ground, Cuttack): Khordha 163/6 in 20 overs (Sidhant Jena 61, Ranjit Paikaray 54*; Ankit Yadav 2/38) beat East Coast Railway 124/8 in 20 overs (Sujit Lenka 36; Sumit Maharana 3/14, Sudhakar Jani 3/27) by 39 runs. PoM: Sidhant Jena.
Match 38 (At Nimpur Cricket Ground, Cuttack): Sundargarh 112/9 in 20 overs (Walter Toppo 62, Sanjay Das 26; Rashmi Ranjan Sahoo 3/28, Harshit Rathod 2/17, Debabrata Pradhan 2/26) beat Odisha Green 99/10 in 19.2 overs (Anshuman Rath 29, Pratik Das 26; Walter Toppo 4/17, Amit Das 2/11, Soubhagya Rout 2/13) by 13 runs. PoM: Walter Toppo.
Match 39 (At Ravenshaw University Ground-1, Cuttack): Odisha Yellow 65/10 in 16.4 overs (KG Krishna 4/15, Lenin Bal 2/11, Nilu Pradhan 2/16) lost to Odisha Blue 66/4 in 14.1 overs (Nitish Niranjan Samantray 4/26) by 6 wickets. PoM: KG Krishna.
Match 40 (At Ravenshaw University Ground-2, Cuttack): Rourkela 155/4 in 20 overs (Byasadev Behera 55*, Swastik Samal 50; Santosh Yadav 2/37) beat Jharsuguda 154/7 in 20 overs (Sagar Rout 46, Pushkar Raj 23, Pratik Yadav 23; Ankitkar Jaiswal 2/25) by 1 run. PoM: Byasadev Behera.
Match 41 (At Bidanasi Ground, Cuttack): Odisha Violet 214/5 in 20 overs (Aditya Rout 87, Sabreswar Mohanty 62*, Shantanu Mishra 45; Abhishek Raut 2/22) beat Cuttack-A 70/10 in 15.5 overs (Aditya Basa 5/4, Papu Ray 2/10) by 144 runs. PoM: Aditya Basa.
Match 42 (At SCB Medical College Ground, Cuttack): Odisha Pink 128/7 in 20 overs (Biswa Bhusan Bihari 49, Abhinash Nayak 22; Dhiraj Kumar Singh 23/20, Bikash Rout 226) beat Odisha Red 111/8 in 20 overs (Anurag Sarangi 34, Bikash Rout 23; Satyajeet Singhdeo 3/21, Nauttam Bhanja 3/25) by 17 runs. PoM: Satyajeet Singhdeo.
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TOP: Sundargarh allrounder Walter Toppo after his superb performance against Odisha Green on 31 August, 2021.
RIGHT: Khordha batsman Sidhant Jena after hitting a half-century against East Coast Railway on 31 August, 2021.
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