Bhubaneswar-A, Cuttack-A, Sundargarh, Cuttack-B, Jajpur and Balasore posted wins in the first six Diamond League one-day matches of the OCA Kalahandi Cup Senior Men Inter-District Cricket Tournament at different grounds in Cuttack today.
Among outstanding performers of the day, Rajesh Dhuper (Cuttack-A) and Sambit Sahoo (Cuttack-B) scored a century each, while Sovan Swain (Bhubaneswar-A) and Sarbeswar Mohanty (Balasore) scalped five wickets each. Raghunath Malla hit an unbeaten 92 for Bhubaneswar-A.
RESULTS:
17 March 2024 (Match 1 at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack): East Coast Railway 161/10 in 35.1 overs (Ankit Yadav 50, Sameer Mohanty 44; Sovan Swain 5/20, Ansuman Bej 2/39) lost to Bhubaneswar-A 163/0 in 28.5 overs (Raghunath Malla 92*, Shantanu Mishra 58*) by 10 wickets. PoM: Raghunath Malla.