OCL: Behera shines in Odisha Lions win

Cuttack: All-round show by Rama Behera helped Odisha Lions beat Odisha Pumas by three wickets in a T20 match of Odisha Cricket League 2023, played at DRIEMS cricket ground here on Thursday.

Opting to bat, the Pumas put up 168 for 5 in 20 overs with Swastik Samal scoring 58 off 48 balls, while Rakesh Pattnaik (34) and Bikram Samal (24) chipped in with handy contributions.

The Lions’ run-chase was driven by Behera, who scored a 41-ball fifty as Aashirwad Swain’s knock of 22 not out took the Lions over the winning line.

Brief scores:

ODISHA TIGERS Vs ODISHA JAGUARS

TOSS WON BY ODISHA TIGERS OPT TO BAT.
ODISHA TIGERS-117/8 (20.0 OVERS)
SAWAN PAHARIYA-26(25), SUBHAM SATRUJIT-19(24)
VAGEESH SHARMA-4-0-17-3, SUNIL K.ROUL-4-1-22-3
ODISHA JAGUARS-119/0 (14.0 OVERS)
SHREYANSH BHARDWAJ-57(41), SANTOSH K.YADAV-54(43)

ODISHA JAGUARS WON BY 10 WICKETS.

ODISHA LIONS Vs ODISHA PUMAS

TOSS WON BY ODISHA PUMAS & OPT TO BAT.
ODISHA PUMAS-168/5 (20.0 OVERS)
SWASTIK SAMAL-58(48), RAKESH K.PATTNAIK-34(19), BIKRAM K.SAMAL-24(10)*
MILAN SAMAL-4-0-30-2, RAMA C.BEHERA-4-0-21-1
ODISHA LIONS-169/7 (20.0 OVERS)
RAMA C.BEHERA-50(41), RANJIT SINGH-28(26), BIPLAB SAMANTRAY-27(21),
AASHIRWAD SWAIN-22*(9)
SUSHIL K.BARIK-4-0-15-3, RAKESH K.PATTNAIK-3-0-25-1

ODISHA LIONS WON BY 3 WICKETS.