Somnath Nayak, an OCA panel umpire passed away on July 7 at the age of 38 years. He was a physical education teacher by profession in Kendrapara district and also an OCA panel umpire who officiated in various matches. The office bearers and members of Odisha Cricket Association have expressed their condolences to the bereaved…
The three-day talent hunt camp for pace bowlers conducted by Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) concluded on Friday. The camp held in three phases at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack saw participation of 588 potential bowlers from all the districts of Odisha. The senior Odisha men’s team head coach Dinesh Mongia along with senior and junior selectors…
Cuttack: Rima Ekka picked four wickets as Rourkela thrashed Nabarangpur by seven wickets in an inter-district women’s T20 match, played at Ravenshaw ground-2 here on Tuesday. Opting to bat first, Nabarangpur were bowled out for 27 in 10 overs, with Rourkela’s Ekka returning figures of four for six. The run-chase by Rourkela was done with…
Cuttack: The OCA talent hunt camp for pace bowlers started at Barabati Stadium here on Wednesday. A total of 358 pacers from Angul, Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Ganjam, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Khurda, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Dhenkanal and Nayagarh districts turned up for Phase I of the camp. Odisha senior men’s team head coach Dinesh Mongia along with senior…
Cuttack: Lekha Loyalka picked four wickets as Rourkela beat Puri by 10 wickets in an inter-district women’s T20 match, played at Raveshaw ground-1 here on Monday. Opting to bat, Puri scored only 38 for 5 in 20 overs as Loyalka returned figures of 4 for three. In reply, Ranjita Ransingh scored 23 not out as…
Bhubaneswar: With the south west monsoon turning weak in Odisha with the westerly wind prevailing over eastern India, the state’s coastal and southern region could experience heavy rains from July 3 because of a cyclonic circulation, likely to form over west central and adjoining north west Bay of Bengal, informed SOA’s Centre for Environment and…
Cuttack: Kusum Tiriya scored a half-century and Rani K. Prasad picked a five-wicket haul as Keonjhar thrashed Koraput by 170 runs in a inter-district women’s T20 match, played at Sunshine ground here on Friday. Tiriya scored 63 off 47 balls while Purnima Ray (26) and Tannwi Ranjana contributed with handy knocks to help Keonjhar reach…
Cuttack: It was again a day where there were a string of low-scoring games in the OCA inter-district women cricket tournament. In a match played at Ravenshaw ground-2, after bowling out Malkangiri for 69 in 12.4 overs, Koraput encountered the same fate and lost the match by 42 runs after being shot out for only…
Under its ambitious Vision@2024 programme, Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) is all set to conduct a talent hunt camp for pace bowlers from July 6-8 at Cuttack. Players between 16–25 years age group can enroll in this talent hunt camp provided they would not have represented Odisha state cricket in any age group category. A maximum…
Keeping in view the demands from the travelling public and to clear additional rush in regular trains, ECoR has decided to extend the services of special trains in its jurisdiction. 02832 Bhubaneswar-Dhanbad Special Express leaving from Bhubaneswar daily, will run up to 31st August, 2023. In the return direction, 02831 Dhanbad-Bhubaneswar Special Express leaving from…
