Bhubaneswar: Orissa rode on a scintillating ton by in-form wicket keeper-batsman Rajesh Dhuper (101, 86b, 9×4, 5×6) to register a massive 92 runs win over a lowly Tripura in a match of the Men’s U-23 East Zone ODI League at JSCA Oval Ground in Ranchi, Monday. This is the fourth successive victory for Orissa.
Opting to bat first Orissa scored a challenging 309 for the loss of seven wickets in 50 overs. Rajesh batted brilliantly along with his opening partner Sandeep Patnaik (76, 116b, 6×4, 1×6) to stitch together a partnership of 160 runs for the opening wicket. After their departure other batsmen got starts, but could not consolidate. Otherwise Orissa could have scored a much bigger total. Neelam Buj Vats (3/58) was the best bowler for Tripura.
In reply Tripura were never on the chase and were bowled out for 217 in the allotted overs. B Debnath (63, 79b, 6×4, 2×6) scored a patient half century to give some semblance of respectability to their total. Debabrata Pradhan (3/31) and Subham Nayak (3/19) bowled well for Orissa.
Goals galore
Haryana, Railway and West Bengal registered emphatic victories against their respective opponents in different matches of the 23rd Senior Women’s National Football Championship at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Monday.
Haryana pummeled Madhya Pradesh 10-0, while Railway battered Bihar 8-0. In another match West Bengal triumphed over Himachal Pradesh 3-0.
Karate test
Two hundred seventy karatekas passed different belt tests at the Utkal Karate School here Monday. Among them three karatekas cleared the tests to get black belts.
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