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Bhubaneswar, Feb 22: Riding on an all-round effort by Biplab Samantray (21 runs and three wickets), Rising Students beat Biswabharati Cricket Club by 36 runs in the final to clinch the title of the NM Bhuyan and Sourav Mohanty Memorial Trophy cricket tournament here Sunday.
Chasing a victory target of 177 runs, Biswabharati were bundled out for 140 in 25.4 overs. Narendra Das hit a cameo (45, 27b, 2×4, 5×6) and was well supported by Rashmi Ranjan Rout (30, 38b, 2×4, 1×6). But then their efforts went to waste as Biplab (3/22) and Andrew Morgan (3/27) bowled well to restrict Biswabharati.
Earlier opting to bat first, Rising Students scored 176 runs in 27.4 overs getting all out in the process. Deepak Behera (56, 63b, 7×4, 1×6) and Haladhar Das (34, 2×4, 3×6) batted well for Students. Lagnajit Samal (3/28) and G Shankar Rao (3/42) bowled well for Viswabharati.
NALCO CMD Anshuman Das was present as chief guest and handed over the prizes. Rising Students received a cash award of Rs 30,000 along with the trophy. The runners-up team took home Rs 20,000 and a trophy.
Md. Jaffar Iqbal, who was member of the visually-impaired World Cup winning Indian cricket team was felicitated during the function.
Brief Scores: Rising Students 176 (Deepak Behera 56, Haldhar Das 34; Lagnajit Samal 3/28, G. Shankar Rao 3/42) beat Biswabharati 140 (Narendra Das 45; Biplab Samantaray 3/22, Andrew Morgan 3/27) by 36 runs.
Other awards
Man of the final- Biplab Samantray
Man of the tournament- Rashmi Ranjan Das
Best batsman- Deepak Behera
Best bowler- Aman Shastri
Junior cricketer of the year- Ashutosh Das
Women’s cricketer of the year- Madhusmita Behera
