Ayush Sutar hit a majestic 246 to power Bhubaneswar-B to a 349-run win over Nuapada in their preliminary league match of the OCA U-19 Mens Inter-District Cricket Tournament at MGM Sports Ground in Cuttack today. His team-mate Bishal Behera shone with the ball, bagging four wickets for 20 runs.
Kendrapara, Nayagarh, Sundargarh and Bhadrak registered wins in four other matches of the day. Among other outstanding performers, Chiranjeev Behera (Bhadrak), Rahul Ray (Sundargarh), Kasinath Patro (Rayagada) captured four or more wickets each, while Swayambhu Palai scored a century for Bhadrak.
RESULTS:
1 July 2024 (Match 79, MGM Sports Ground): Bhubaneswar-B 413/4 in 50 overs (Ayush Sutar 246, Janmejoy Sahoo 59*, Sreeyanshu Pattnaik 42; Kanishk Sharma 2/54) beat Nuapada 64/10 in 20.4 overs (Bishal Behera 4/20, Sayet T Ahmad 3/10, Soubhagya Ojha 2/16) by 349 runs. PoM: Ayush Sutar.