Bhubaneswar rode on a five-wicket haul by Akankshya Mangaraj and a half-century by Pragyan P Mohanty to crush Sonepur by 89 runs in their preliminary league match of the OCA Inter-District Womens T20 Cricket Tournament at Bidanasi Ground in Cuttack today. Khordha, Balasore, Jajpur, Jharsuguda and Sambalpur posted wins in five other matches of the day.
Among other notable performers of the day, Jagyanseni Samal (Kendrapara), Barsha Sing (Sambalpur) and Neha Jaiswal (Jharsuguda) captured three or more wickets each, while Sai Krripa (Khordha) scored a half-century.
RESULTS (21 April 2026):
Match 25 (Bidanasi Ground): Bhubaneswar 143/3 in 20 overs (Pragyan P Mohanty 66, GM Alakananda 31) beat Sonepur 54/10 in 19.3 overs (Mamatarani Gagrai 20; Akankshya Mangaraj 5/12, Smruti R Mahanta 2/11) by 89 runs. PoM: Pragyan P Mohanty.