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Captain-stumper Sarthak Prakash slammed the first double hundred in the ongoing OCA U-19 Mens Inter-District Cricket Tournament to propel Keonjhar to a 246-run win over Kandhamal in a high-scoring preliminary league match at Bidanasi Ground in Cuttack today.
In reply to a record total of 418 for seven in 49 overs by Keonjhar, Kandhamal were bowled out for 172. Kandhamal captain Pritam Samal waged a lone battle with a defiant century. Khordha, Balasore, Bargarh, Sambalpur and Dhenkanal posted wins in five other matches of the day at different grounds in Cuttack.
Dhenkanal opening batter Prayan Samal was another star performer of the day, hitting a 99-ball 117 against Puri. Three bowlers put up notable performances, bagging four wickets each. They were Ajay Upreti (Bargarh), Akash Pradhan (Cuttack-B) and Bedvyas Nayak (Kandhamal).
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RESULTS:
20 June 2024 (Match 31, Ravenshaw Ground-1): Rourkela 138/10 in 48.1 overs (Adarsh Raiguru 48; Bighnesh Behera 3/17, Sumit Mishra 3/25) lost to Khordha 140/3 in 23.4 overs (Hemanth Rathi 46, Evan Kalapahad 36; Rehan Khan 2/47) by 7 wickets. PoM: Bighnesh Behera.
20 June 2024 (Match 32, Nimpur Ground): Paradip 223/10 in 47.5 overs (Himanshu Kumar 69, Arpit Mohanty 50; Yubraj Patel 3/34, Krishab Nayak 2/41, Jagadish Sa 2/46, Soumya Nayuak 2/54) lost to Balasore 224/9 in 46.5 overs (Aaradhya Koushik 37, Mikun Dalnaik 32, Ayush Panda 31; Udit Jata 3/37) by 1 wicket. PoM: Himanshu Kumar.
20 June 2024 (Match 33, Ravenshaw Ground-2): Nabarangpur 92/10 in 28 overs (Sumit Bagh 21; Ajay Upreti 4/8, Pritish Dash 3/20) lost to Bargarh 93/5 in 20.3 overs (Pritish Dash 27; Dilip Bisoi 2/31, Ayusman Panda 2/32) by 5 wickts. PoM: Pritish Dash.
20 June 2024 (Match 34, DRIEMS Ground): Sambalpur 220/10 in 44.4 overs (Santosh Sharma 68, Varun Nag 35, Ratiranjan Barik 32; Akash Pradhan 4/45, Pritam Das 2/48) beat Cuttack-B 162/10 in 38.4 overs (Akash Pradhan 55*, Arya Panda 33; Ratiranjan Barik 3/30, Pritam Khatua 3/34, Prasanta Kishan 2/24) by 58 runs. PoM: Ratiranjan Barik.
20 June 2024 (Match 35, Bidanasi Ground): Keonjhar 418/7 in 49 overs (Sarthak Prakash 201, Prashant Chauhan 85*, Sagar Das 68; Bedvyas Nayak 4/84) beat Kandhamal 172/10 in 44.5 overs (Pritam Samal 105; Sanket Panda 3/20, Arpit Mahanta 3/38, Arjun Palei 2/31) by 246 runs. PoM: Sarthak Prakash.
20 June 2024 (Match 36, Sunshine Ground): Dhenkanal 298/6 in 50 overs (Prayan Samal 117, Rajiv Behera 46*; Himanshu Agrawal 2/59) beat Puri 130/10 in 26.1 overs (Nishikanta Rao 34; Krishna Samal 3/13, Rajiv Behera 3/31, Prayan Samal 2/22) by 168 runs. PoM: Prayan Samal.
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PHOTO: Keonjhar captain Sarthak Prakash celebrates after hitting first double century in the U-19 Inter-District Tournament in a league match against Kandhamal in Cuttack on 20 June 2024.
RIGHT: Dhenkanal batter Prayan Samal poses after scoring a hundred against Puri on 20 June 2024.
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