A six-wicket haul by Sk M Naqueeb went in vain as Deogarh went down fighting to Mayurbhanj by two wickets in in their preliminary league match of the OCA U-19 Mens Inter-District Cricket Tournament at Bidanasi Ground in Cuttack today. Surai Hembram was the star in the Mayurbhanj win, picking up four wickets for 10 runs.

Cuttack-A overcame Bhadrak by two wickets in another match of the day. Allrounder Janamjay Jena put up an impressive performance for the home team, taking two wickets and scoring 22 runs.

RESULTS:

6 July 2024 (Match 64, Ravenshaw Ground-1): Bhadrak 109/10 in 35.1 overs (Akash Mohapatra 33, Sahil Khan 22; Sambit Beja 3/17, Janamjay Jena 2/15) lost to Cuttack-A 110/8 in 30.2 overs (Janamjay Jena 22; Chiranjeev Behera 4/36, Sahil Khan 2/15) by 2 wickets. PoM: Sambit Beja.

6 July 2024 (Match 66, Bidanasi Ground): Deogarh 129/10 in 26.4 overs (Sidharth Nayak 30, Hritik Dehury 23; Surai Hembram 4/10, Lokanath Prusty 3/29) lost to Mayurbhanj 133/8 in 32.2 overs (Chandan Singh 31*, Jay Kumar 27; Sk M Naqueeb 6/41, Alok Patra 2/26) by 2 wickets. PoM: Surai Hembram.
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PHOTO: Mayurbhanj bowler Surai Hembram poses after his fine bowling performance against Deogarh in their U-19 Inter-District match on 6 July 2024.