Odisha Cheetas registered back-to-back wins in the MGM Odisha T20 Cricket League, defeating Odisha Jaguars by six wickets in the sixth match at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack today. Meanwhile, Odisha Tigers posted their first win, beating Odisha Lions by four wickets in the second match of the day.

Ramachandra Behera played major role in the second win for the Cheetas, bagging three wickets and hitting a match-winning 36. He was adjudged the Man of the Match. Cheetas now head the league table with eight points from two matches.

Odisha Tigers scripted their first win in two matches, getting the better of Odisha Lions by four wickets. Amin Iqbal Khan achitected the win for the Tigers, hitting 64. He pocketed the prize as the Man of the Match.

BRIEF SCORES (28 December, 2020):

Match 3: Odisha Jaguars 143/5 in 20 overs (Girija Rout 51, Sunil Sahoo 45; Ramachandra Behera 3/29, Manoj Barik 2/15) lost to Odisha Cheetas 144/4 in overs (Maroju Prasanth 60, Ramachandra Behera 36, Abhishek Raut 25*; Lagnajit Samal 2/25) by 6 wickets. MoM: Ramachandra Behera.

Match 4: Odisha Lions 132/7 in 20 overs (Rakesh Pattanaik 33, Subhrajyoti Mishra 24, Bikash Rout 24, Swastik Samal 21; Raj Kishan Patel 2/24) lost to Odisha Tigers 133/6 in 19.4 overs (Amin I Khan 64; Rakesh Pattanaik 2/21) by 4 wickets. MoM: Amin I Khan.