
Baripada – Thu :- 25/02/2026 night in local Tussichura Durga Puja ground at Friends Union and Sridurga Sporting Club Anukully in the 1st match of the 11th day of national level Gochai Cup cricket tournament, Mahakal team defeated Rudraksha team by 7 wickets. The Mahakal team scored 138 runs while losing the wicket. In the 2nd over, they collected 141 runs for the loss of 3 wickets and achieved the victory target. Sudhakar Naik of the Mahakal team scored the maximum 59 and Chandan Singh took 4 wickets. In the 2nd match, Dani XI defeated Angel Rana by 4 wickets. They scored 128 runs in 3 overs for the loss of 6 wickets. Angel Rana’s Subhish Dey top-scored with 80 and Dani XI’s Ritu Mohanty top-scored with 63. Rathikant Das, Laxmidhar Singh, Sanjay Singh and Gadhar Naik managed the game while Karan Khan assisted in the scoring. In the challenger, the team defeated the Rudraksha team by 9 wickets and in the 4th match, the Angel Rana team defeated the Jagannath Warriors team by 4 runs. Baripada Deputy District Commissioner Dr. Melisindhu Parida, former state level cricketer Devidatta Mohanty, local councilor Vivekananda Naik were also present and encouraged the players. Ramakant Das and Media Coordinator Somnath Singh were present
