Odisha batters also struggled on the track as they lost both of their openers with only three runs on the board. However, amidst fall of wickets in regular intervals, a responsible unbeaten knock of 32 by Sandeep Pattanaik helped them overhaul the target in 24.3 overs, losing six wickets in the process. 

This was the first win in two matches for Odisha, who lost their opening match against Saurashtra two days back despite a historic double hundred by Swastik Samal and a century by captain Biplab Samantray. Odisha will next meet Andhra at Alur Cricket Stadium in Bengaluru on December 29.

SCORECARD

SERVICES: Nitin Tanwar b Baral 11, Sagar Dahiya b Mohanty 9, Amit Shukla lbw Mohanty 0, Ravi Chauhan lbw Mohanty 0, Rajat Paliwal (c) c Pattnaik b Baral 2, Mohit Ahlawat c Biswal b Baral 7, Nakul Sharma (wk) c Swain b Baral 0, Arjun Sharma not out 13, Poonam Poonia b Biswal 25, Raj Bahadur lbw Mohanty 9, Nitin Yadav run out (Pattnaik) 0; Extras (lb-1, w-6) 7
Total (All out; 21.5 overs) 83
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Dahiya, 6.1 overs), 2-21 (Shukla, 6.2), 3-21 (Chauhan, 6.3), 4-21 (Tanwar, 7.2), 5-30 (Ahlawat, 9.6), 6-30 (N Sharma, 9.6), 7-35 (Paliwal, 11.2), 8-64 (Poonia, 16.3), 9-83 (Bahadur, 20.5), 10-83 (Yadav, 21.5)
Bowling: Rajesh Mohanty 9-2-25-4, Debabrata Pradhan 2-0-16-0, Sambit Baral 8.5-0-21-4, Badal Biswal 2-0-20-1.

ODISHA: Swastik Samal c N Sharma b Yadav 0, Om T Munde c N Sharma b Poonia 1, Sandeep Pattnaik not out 32, Govinda Poddar c N Sharma b Yadav 11, Sambit Baral b Poonia 7, Biplab Samantray (c) c Paliwal b Poonia 4, Rajesh Mohanty b Poonia 12, Prayash Singh not out 9; Extras (lb-1, nb-1, w-6) 8
Total (6 wickets; 24.3 overs) 84
Did not bat: Debabrata Pradhan, Aashirwad Swain (wk), Badal Biswal.
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Samal, 1.6 overs), 2-3 (Munde, 1.6), 3-40 (Poddar, 12.4), 4-49 (Baral, 16.5), 5-55 (Samantray, 18.5), 6-73 (Mohanty, 22.4)
Bowling: Nitin Yadav 8-2-20-2, Poonam Poonia 9.3-0-27-4, Raj Bahadur 7-0-36-0.
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TOP: Odisha pace spearhead Rajesh Mohanty receives the player of the match award after their Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Services in Alur on 26 December 2025.

RIGHT: Odisha bowler Sambit Baral poses after taking four wickets during their Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Services in Alur on 26 December 2025.