Bhubaneswar: Abhishek Mohapatra and D Aryan Swamy of Orissa bagged their second consecutive doubles title in two weeks when they emerged champions in the AITA Under-14 Championship Series which concluded Thursday in Kolkata. In the final the Abhishek-Aryan combo defeated Aaman Wasim and Anurag Kedia of West Bengal 6-3, 6-2 in a one-sided encounter. Both incidentally are students of the Farhan Ali Tennis Academy in the city.
Jharkhand beat Orissa
Jharkhand defeated hosts Orissa by 150 runs Thursday in their U-23 CK Nayudu Trophy match at the VSS Stadium in Sambalpur, Chasing a target of 308 runs, Orissa were bowled out for 157 with Jharkhand pacer Sonu Kumar Singh (5-69) wreaking havoc. Jharkhand thus bagged the full quota of six points from the game.
Brief scores
Jharkhand 430 and 185 for 7 decl (Jamala B Mohapatra 4-55) beat Orissa 308 and 157 (Sonu Kumar Singh 5-69) by 150 runs.
Team announced
Orissa Cricket Association (OCA) announced Thursday a 15-member state team against Chhattishgarh for the U-23 Col CK Nayudu Trophy Plate Group B League match at Bhilai, October 31-November 3. Santanu Mishra has been appointed as the captain of the team.
The squad: Santanu Mishra, Debasis Samantray, Pratik Das, Devender Kunwar, Abhishek Yadav, Debabrata Pradhan, Kailash Das, Debapriya Patnaik, Papu Ray, Jamela Bhanjan Mohapatra, Agniva Sarkar, Prayas Singh, Abhijit Ghana, Badal Bhol, Vyankatesh Bhande; Coach: Kulamani Parida; Manager: Amaresh Dash.
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