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After suffering 10-run defeat at the hands of Karnataka, Odisha bounced back in style, registering back-to-back wins over hosts Uttar Pradesh and Goa in the Nagesh Trophy National T20 Cricket Tournament for the Blind, held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on November 9 and 10.
Odisha beat Uttar Pradesh by 40 runs and Goa by 123 runs. The double win put Odisha back on track for a ticket to the quarterfinals. Allrounder Sukhram Majhi put up outstanding performances for Odisha, scoring a total of 218 runs in three innings, which included one unbeaten century and half-century each. Pankaj Bhue and Nakula Badanayak also shone with bat, hitting one half-century each.
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Among Odisha bowlers, captain Mohammad Jafar Iqbal was most successful with five wickets from three matches, including 4 for 30 against Goa. Tapan Gauda also bowled well, scalping two wickets apiece against Uttar Pradesh and Goa.
TEAM ODISHA: Mohammad Jafar Iqbal (Captain), Kalia Pradhan, Tapan Kumar Gauda, Debaraj Behera, Alil Mallick, Nakula Badanayak, Pankaj Bhue, Lingaraj Routra, Sukhram Majhi, Singrai Majhi, Dhanapati Gouda, Jujhar Bari, Sukdev Soren, Lalprasad Soren. Coach: Chandrasekhar Patnaik (Mob: 9437821147); Manager: Biranchi Narayan Sahoo
ODISHA RESULTS:
November 9 (RDSO Stadium, Lucknow): Karnataka 172/4 in 20 overs (Lokesh 94*, Basappa Waddagolu 54; Sukhram Majhi 1/21, Pankaj Bhue 1/28) beat Odisha 162/5 in 20 overs (Pankaj Bhue 56, Sukhram Majhi 22, Debraj Behera 20*; Manjunath 2/5) by 10 runs. MoM: Lokesh.
November 9 (Northen Railway Ground, Lucknow): Odisha 141/3 in 15 overs (Sukhram Majhi 74*, Nakula Badanayak 45; Mohammad Faisal 2/27) beat Uttar Pradesh 101/7 in 15 overs (Mohammad Faisal 29; Tapan Gauda 2/11, Jujhar Bari 1/3, Md Jafar Iqbal 1/13, Sukhram Majhi 1/1/17) by 40 runs. MoM: Sukhram Majhi.
November 10 (Northen Railway Ground, Lucknow): Odisha 238/2 in 20 overs (Sukhram Majhi 122*, Nakula Badanayak 86) beat Goa 115/9 in 20 overs (Ashutosh Mawskar 32, Akshay Borikar 30*; Md Jafar Iqbal 4/30, Tapan Gauda 2/24, Lingaraj Routra1/17) by 123 runs. MoM: Sukhram Majhi.
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