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* All-rounder Biplab Samantray will lead Odisha one-day cricket team in the Vijay Hazare Trophy East Zone League, scheduled to be held at Kolkata from November 7 to 15.
* The 15-member team was announced by Odisha Cricket Association with Govind Poddar as vice-captain.
* Odisha will play their opening match against Bengal on November 7.
* Biplab and his teammates will play their remaining three matches against Assam, Tripura and Jharkhand on November 9, 11 and 15 respectively.
* Odisha qualified for the knock-out stage after finishing second in the East Zone league.
* Odisha will play their quarterfinal match against Goa at Rajkote on November 20.
* Speedster Alok Mangaraj and opening batsman Girija Rout were included in a 15-member Odisha one-day team for their knock-out match against Goa.
* Mangaraj replaced bowling allrounder Deepak Behera, who opted out to attend his ailing mother. Rout came in place of Bikash Pati, whose performance in the East Zone league was not up to mark.
ODISHA TEAM FOR EAST ZONE LEAGUE: Natraj Behera, Bikash Pati, Paresh Patel, Govind Poddar (Vice-captain), Biplab Samantray (Captain), Abhilash Mallick, Aravind Kumar Singh, Anurag Sarangi, Subhrajit Sahoo (WK), Ansuman Gope (WK), Basant Mohanty, Deepak Behera, Preetamjeet Das, Suryakant Pradhan, Dhiraj Singh. Support staff: Debasis Mohant (Coach), Shiv Sundar Das (Batting coach), Subhakant Sahoo (Physio), Manoj Biswal (Trainer), Bijay Kumar Das (Manager), Subhasis Bhuyan (Observer).
ODISHA TEAM FOR KNOCK-OUT MATCH AGAINST GOA: Natraj Behera, Paresh Patel, Biplab Samantray (Capt), Govind Poddar (Vice-capt), Abhilash Mallick, Aravind Singh, Anurag Sarangi, Subhrajit Sahoo (WK), Ansuman Gope (WK), Basant Mohanty, Preetamjeet Das, Suryakant Pradhan, Alok Mangaraj, Dhiraj Singh, Girija Rout. Support staff: Debasis Mohanty (Coach), Shiv Sundar Das (Batting coach), Bijay Kumar Das (Manager), Subhakant Sahoo (Physio), Manoj Biswal (Trainer).