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Cuttack, March 14: Dhenkanal registered a resounding 160-run victory over Sonepur in a Group-C match of the Kalahandi Cup cricket tournament at the Barabati Stadium here Monday. Skipper Ajit Rout (4/26) crafted the win with a fine spell of bowling. In another match, Rayagada defeated Deogarh by five wickets.
Brief scores
(At Barabati Stadium): Dhenkanal 226 and 136 for 8 decl (Bhabatosh Pramanik 4/40) beat Sonepur 93 and 109 (Ajit Rout 4/26) by 160 runs.
(At Ravenshaw Ground-I): Deogarh 131 and 158 (M Srinivas Rao 4/36) lost to Rayagada 148 and 144 for 5 by five wickets.
(At Ravenshaw Ground-II): Paradip 239 and 208 for 9 (Hitesh Mandyal 76, Satyaprakash Mishra 6/39); Kalahandi 199. Match drawn.
(At Bidanasi Ground): Boudh 153 and 182 (Kirtiranjan Bhuyan 4/52); Nayagarh 135 and 85 for 8. Match drawn.
(At Sunshine Ground): Gajapati 175 and 119 for 5 (Barun Panigrahi 59 n o); Phulbani 244. Match drawn.
MCC win
The U-15 team of Mukteswar Cricket Club (MCC) scripted an overwhelming eight-wicket win over Rest of BBSR (RoB) U-15 in a 40-over exhibition match at the BJB College Ground here Monday.
Opting to bat, RoB posted 164/2 in the stipulated overs. Binayak (69 n o) was the hero with the bat hitting a magnificent half century.
In reply, MCC knocked off the target for the loss of only two wickets with more than two overs to spare. Man of the match Bibhranshu Ray (62 n o) guided his side to an easy victory.
