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Cuttack, Feb 23: Kartik Biswal took a total of twelve wickets to help Bhubaneswar-A to register a thumping one innings and 116 runs victory over Bolangir in the Kalahandi Cup at the BOSE Ground here Tuesday.
After opting to bat first, Bolangir failed to tackle Kartik (4/3) and were bundled out for a paltry 67 in their first innings. Rakesh Mohapatra (3/21) also bowled well to support Kartik. In reply Bhubaneswar-A declared their first innings on 250/4 with Abhinab Ghose (103) hitting a scintillating century. Bolangir again faced a batting debacle in their second essay and were skittled out for 67 against some discipline bowling by Kartik (8/38).
Brief scores
(At Bose Ground): Bolangir 67 (Kartik Biswal 4/3; Rakesh Mohapatra 3/21) and 67 (Kartik 8/38) lost to BBSR-A 250/4 decl by one innings and 116 runs.
(At Bidanasi Ground): Sundargarh 267 (T Sunil Dora 60, Abhinav Mishra 56; Ajit Yadav 3/47, Pardeshi Nishad 3/84); Bargarh 61/2. Match to continue.
(At Barabati Stadium): ECoRSA 379/9 (Girija Rout 95, Kameswar Barik 85; Prashant Thakkar 5/124) vs Sambalpur. Match to continue.
(At Nimpur Ground): Jharsuguda 218 (Raj Kishan Patel 59; Dinesh Sahoo 5/119, Suman Mishra 3/39); Puri 108 (Deepak Majhi 51; Rajkishan Patel 4/24). Match to continue.
(At Sunshine Ground): Khurda 331 (A Debasis Bhatta 102, Rakesh Pattnaik 59; Birendra Singh 5/89) vs Balasore. Match to continue.
(At SCB Medical Ground): Cuttack-A 305/7 (Ramachandra Behera 100 batting, Bikash Pati 60; Papu Ray 3/91). Match to continue.
Orissa beat Chhattisgarh
Orissa edged out Chhattisgarh 2-1 in a Pool D match of the AITA Inter-State Women’s tennis tournament at Bhilai, Tuesday. In a singles match Anaam Almas of the state defeated Navni Sisodia in direct sets 6-0, 6-1. In the doubles match, the duo of Almas and Shilpiswarupa Das got the better of Navni and A Dharana Mudaliar 6-4, 6-2. But In another singles match, Shilpiswarupa suffered a narrow 6-4, 4-6, 1-6 loss against Dharana.
