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Bhubaneswar, Feb 19: Sambalpur, riding on the master class innings of Ajay Kumar Hota (90), thumped Keonjhar by 132 runs in a match of the Kalahandi Cup Inter-district cricket tournament at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Wednesday. Deepti Bhusan Bihari (6/23) was the star bowler of the day as Kendrapara dispatched Kalahandi by 118 runs after electing to bat first.
Brief scores:
(At Barabati Stadium): Sambalpur 267/8 (Ajay Kumar Hota 90; Sujit Barik 4/41) beat Keonjhar 148 (Sk. Zahangir 3/35, Sayed Zaki 2/28) by 132 runs.
(At Ravenshaw Ground-1): Kedrapara 245 (Rohit Gahana 63 n o, Biswa Bhusan Bihari 58; Karunakara Majhi 4/38) beat Kalahandi 127 (Khirod Majhi 62; Deepti Bhusan Bihari 6/23, Jiban Mohanty 3/18) by 118 runs.
(At Nimpur Ground): Koraput 146 (Bikhyat Biswal 3/22, Bhabatosh Paramanik 2/21, Ajit Yadav 2/21) lost to Bargarh 150/4 (Praveen Luha 40 n o, Rupak Pradhan 38) by six wickets.
(At Bidanasi Ground): Phulbani 190/9 (Sibram Deo 43; Abhijit Sahu 3/25) lost to Jajpur 193/5 (Mozakir Ali Khan 57) by five wickets.
