Bhubaneswar-A emerged champions in the OCA Inter-District School Cricket Tournament, defeating Rest of Odisha-C by 116 runs in the final at Ravenshaw University Ground-1 in Cuttack today. Sk Naqib Sarber and Prantik P Nayak played major roles in the Bhubaneswar-A triumph, bagging three wickets for six runs and scoring 71 runs respectively.

Cuttack Collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde was the chief guest of the closing ceremony and handed over the trophies. Odisha Athletic Association secretary Asirbad Behera, Odisha Olympic Association secretary Avijit Paul and Odisha Cricket Association treasurer Bikash Pradhan were present on the occasion.

BRIEF SCORE:

9 Nov 2024 (Match 21, Final): Bhubaneswar-A 205/10 in 49.2 overs (Prantik P Nayak 71, Anshuman Acharya 23; Dibyajyoti Malik 3/32, Arjun Murmu 3/35) beat Rest of Odisha-C 89/10 in 35.5 overs (Samridh Bedi 31, Sk Naqib Sarber 3/6, Mrutyunjay Ray 2/7) by 116 runs. PoM: Sk Naqib Sarber.
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PHOTO: Inter-District School Cricket Tournament champions Bhubaneswar-A team poses with guests and officials in Cuttack on 9 November 2024.