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Cuttack: The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) on Friday announced an 18-member Odisha Under-23 men’s squad for their upcoming Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy matches against Haryana and Rajasthan in the BCCI Domestic Season 2025–26. The announcement was made during the same press conference where the senior men’s Ranji Trophy squad was also revealed. Opening batter Om…
Cuttack: Several one-sided contests and standout individual performances marked the latest round of matches in the East Zone Inter University (EZIU) Cricket Tournament, played across multiple venues on Thursday. At Ravenshaw Ground 2, MSCB University defeated the University of Kalyani by 29 runs. MSCB posted a competitive 177 for 6, led by Jay Kumar’s explosive…
Cuttack: The day three of the OCA inter-district school cricket tournament 2025–26 (Phase 3) delivered a mix of commanding victories and hard-fought contests as teams battled it out across multiple venues in the one-day preliminary league. Sambalpur-A hold nerve against Jharsuguda Sambalpur-A registered a 26-run win over Jharsuguda despite being bowled out for 134 in…
Cuttack: Several commanding victories and close finishes highlighted the EZIU cricket tournament matches played on Wednesday (Jan 14), across Ravenshaw, MGM, Bidanasi and Driems grounds. At Ravenshaw Ground 2, Tripura University delivered a dominant performance, crushing Berhampur University by 187 runs. Tripura University posted a massive 267 for 3, led by Debangshu Datta’s superb 98…
Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: Multiple one-sided contests and a few close finishes marked the third phase of the OCA Inter District School Cricket Tournament 2025-26, played in the one-day format across different venues on Wednesday. Jharsuguda posted 177 all out in 36 overs against Bargarh, riding on a steady 69 not out off 96 balls by Shreans Padhi…
Cuttack: Day 3 of the EZIU Cricket Tournament on Tuesday (Jan 13) witnessed a series of one-sided contests and standout individual performances across multiple grounds. At Ravenshaw Ground 2, the University of North Bengal (UNB) chased down a modest target to defeat SOA University by five wickets. SOA University managed 102 for 9, which UNB…
Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: Several close contests and dominant performances marked day one of the third phase of the OCA Inter District School Cricket Tournament 2025–26, played across different venues on Tuesday (Jan 13). In a high-scoring encounter at Adashpur Ground, Gajapati edged past Jharsuguda by 13 runs. Batting first, Gajapati posted a competitive 265 all out in…
Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: The EZIU Cricket Tournament, featuring as many as 74 university teams, continued to deliver thrilling contests across multiple venues in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar on Monday (Jan 12), with several dominant victories and standout individual performances. The tournament is being played in a knockout-cum-league format, with all matches scheduled as 20-over contests. Having kicked off…
Khordha/Gatirout Patna: Balasore and Keonjhar recorded contrasting victories in the OCA Inter-District School Cricket Tournament 2025–26 (second phase preliminary league), with Balasore sealing a dominant win while Keonjhar edged past Rayagada in a low-scoring thriller. At the BJB School Ground, Khordha, Balasore put up a commanding batting display against Jagatsinghpur. After being asked to bat…
Nagpur: A brilliant all-round effort led by Anwesha Swain guided Odisha Under-15 women to a convincing seven-wicket victory over Jammu & Kashmir in the Women’s Under-15 One Day Trophy (Elite-C) match at the VCA Stadium, Civil Lines, here on Saturday. After opting to bat first, Jammu & Kashmir were bowled out for 117 in 34.1…
