Kalahandi Cup 2024: Angul pips KIIT in thrilling run-chase

Cuttack: The efforts of KIIT’s Rajesh Sahoo and Nitish Samantray went in vain as Angul put up a spirited run-chase to win by one wicket in a fourth phase league (Gold-A) match of Kalahandi Cup on Friday.

Put in to bat at DRIEMS Stadium, KIIT scored 286 for 8 in 47 overs with Rajesh scoring 103 off 118 balls and Biswajit Panda an unbeaten 48. Angul’s Ayush Barik and Rakesh Biswal picked two wickets each.

The chase wasn’t easy for Angul with KIIT chipping away with scalps at regular intervals, however, Ayush and Shreyansh Bhardwaj scored crucial knocks of 47 and 46 to take their team over the line in 46.5 overs and one wicket remaining. KIIT’s Samantray picked four wickets.

In another match played at Barabati Stadium, Paradip beat Bargarh by five wickets.

Brief Scores:

BHADRAK VS BOUDH AT RAVENSHAW GROUND-1

TOSS WON BY BOUDH & OPT TO BAT.
BOUDH -216/8 (50.0 OVERS)
VYANKATESH A.BHANDE-82(117), ANURAG KANOJIA-33(79)
NIHAR B.BHUYAN-10-1-47-2, HARSHIT RATHOD-10-0-48-2

BHADRAK -217/8 (44.0 OVERS)
KSHYAMA S.BAL-36(33), SWAYAMBHU PALAI-33(45)
SOBHANDEV BEHERA-10-0-36-3, LAXMIDHAR PRADHAN-5-0-26-2

BHADRAK WON BY 2 WICKETS.

KIIT VS ANGUL AT DRIEMS STADIUM

TOSS WON BY ANGUL & OPT TO FIELD.
KIIT -286/8 (47.0 OVERS)
RAJESH K.SAHOO-103(118), BISWAJIT P.NANDA-48(45)*
AYUSH K.BARIK-8-0-42-2, RAKESH BISWAL-9-0-50-2

ANGUL -287/9 (46.5 OVERS)
AYUSH K.BARIK-47(57), SHREYANSH BHARDWAJ-46(56)
NITISH N.SAMANTRAY-9-0-61-4, LAXMIDHAR SAHOO-7.5-0-64-2

ANGUL WON BY 1 WICKET.

BARGARH VS PARADIP AT BARABATI STADIUM

TOSS WON BY BARGARH & OPT TO BAT.

BARGARH -157/10 (38.5 OVERS)
KAUSTABH MAHARSHI-39(71), RAKESH R.KISHAN-37(51)
UDAYA SABYASACHI JATA-4.5-0-23-3, OMM P.SAHOO-8-0-35-2

PARADIP -158/5 (28.1 OVERS)
ILU GOCHHAYAT-49(72), CHITTA R.PATRA-36(27)
KAUSTABH MAHARSHI-5-0-35-3, RAHUL CHOUDHARY-6-0-25-1

PARADIP WON BY 5 WICKETS.