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Rajkot: Tamil Nadu cruised into the quarterfinals of the U-19 Vinoo Mankad Trophy 2025–26 with a dominant 134-run win over Odisha in the Elite Pre-Quarterfinal match held at Sanosara Cricket Ground ‘B’, here, on Saturday. After being put in to bat, Tamil Nadu put up a commanding total of 366 for 5 in 50 overs,…
Cuttack: The second phase of the OCA U-16 Inter-District Cricket Tournament 2025 witnessed exciting matches across venues, with Sonepur, Sundargarh and Kalahandi among the notable winners on Day 2. At Bidanasi Ground, Sambalpur-A defeated Nayagarh by 82 runs. Batting first, Sambalpur-A made 183 in 32.3 overs, with Samridh S Bedi scoring 55 and Abinash K…
Kanpur: Odisha managed to put up 243 runs in their first innings before being bowled out by Uttar Pradesh on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy 2025–26 clash at Green Park Stadium here on Saturday. In reply, Uttar Pradesh reached 17 for no loss at stumps, trailing by 226 runs. After winning the toss…
Cuttack: Bhubaneswar-B produced a record-breaking performance to outclass Gajapati by a massive 378 runs in the OCA U-16 Inter District Cricket Tournament 2025 (Preliminary League, 2nd Phase) on Friday. Batting first at the Bidanasi Ground, Bhubaneswar-B piled up an imposing 465/6 in 50 overs, thanks to a sensational double century by Midhansu Das, who smashed…
Cuttack: The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has released the fixture for the second phase of the OCA U-16 Inter District Cricket Tournament 2025, to be played in a one-day format (50 overs). The matches will be held from October 24 to October 31, 2025, across multiple venues in the state. The second phase will feature…
Cuttack: Odisha cricketers Sushree Dibyadarshini and Tanmayee Behera have been selected to represent the East Zone team for the upcoming Senior Women’s Inter Zonal T20 Trophy, part of the BCCI Domestic Season 2025-26. The tournament will be held in Nagaland from November 4 to 14, 2025, the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) announced on Friday. Both…
Cuttack: Odisha strengthened their position on day two of their Ranji Trophy clash against Baroda at the Barabati Stadium here on Thursday. After ending the opening day at 205 for 5, the hosts went on to post 271, taking a first-innings lead of 144 runs before reducing Baroda to 127 for 2 at stumps. Dhuper…
Hyderabad: Odisha’s decision to bat first on a sporting surface at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium didn’t go entirely as planned, as they were bowled out for 159 in 52 overs. Hyderabad then ended the day at 109/4 in 32 overs, trailing by 50 runs with six wickets in hand at the Col CK Nayudu…
Cuttack: Rourkela, Cuttack-A and Bhubaneswar-A registered commanding victories in the Preliminary League (1st Phase) of the OCA U-16 inter-district cricket tournament 2025 on Thursday, while Jagatsinghpur and Jajpur earned hard-fought wins. At Ravenshaw-I Ground, Cuttack-A dominated Koraput with a comprehensive 183-run victory. Abhisek Kalia anchored the innings with a fluent 110 off 116 balls, helping…
Cuttack: Odisha recovered well to post 205 for 5 at stumps on Day 1 of their Ranji Trophy 2025–26 clash against Baroda at the Barabati Stadium. The recovery was led by captain Subhranshu Senapati and wicketkeeper-batter Rajesh Dhuper, whose patient 156-run stand rescued the hosts after a top-order collapse. After winning the toss and electing…
