Unbeaten knocks of 64 and 44 by Girija Barik and Kartik Biswal respectively went in vain as Odisha Pumas lost to table-toppers Odisha Cheetahas by six wickets in the 29th match of the Odisha Cricket League (OCL T20) at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack today.

Odisha Panthers and Odisha Lions posted contrasting wins in two other mathes of the day. A three-wicket haul by Vimal Kumar enabled Odisha Panthers beat Odisha Tigers by 32 runs, while Odisha Lions got the better of Odisha Jagurars by 10 runs, via DLS Method. Pradeep Pradhan was the star of the Lions win, taking three wickets for 22 runs.

RESULTS:

13 July 2024 (Match 28): Odisha Panthers 122/8 in 20 overs (Raghunath Malla 38, Sambit Sahoo 32; Sumit Sharma 2/9, Sobhandev Behera 2/23) beat Odisha Tigers 90/10 in 17.4 overs (Rajesh Pattanaik 29, Tukuna Sahu 28; Vimal Kumar 3/12, Ankitkar Jaiswal 2/17) by 32 runs. PoM: Vimal Kumar.

13 July 2024 (Match 29): Odisha Pumas 142/2 in 20 overs (Girija Barik 64*, Kartik Biswal 44*) lost to Odisha Cheetahs 146/4 in 19.3 overs (Dinesh Kumar Majhi 34, Sushil Barik 26) by 6 wickets. PoM: Dinesh Kumar Majhi.

13 July 2024 (Match 30): Odisha Jaguars 94/8 in 20 overs (Vyankatesh Bhande 21; Pradeep Pradhan 3/22, Sumit Maharana 2/10) lost to Odisha Lions 40/4 in 6.4 overs (Anurag Sarangi 33*; Subham Nayak 3/14) by 10 runs (DLS Method). PoM: Pradeep Pradhan.
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PHOTO: Odisha Panthers bowler Vimal Kumar receives the Player of the Match award from OCA member Madhumita Patra at the Odisha Cricket League in Cuttack on 13 July 2024.