Nabarangpur: Under the auspices of the District Cricket Association, the final match of the Inter-School Cricket Tournament was held at the local stadium premises. In the final, the Red Combined School Team defeated the Green Combined School Team by 10 runs, emerging as the champions.
Batting first, the Red Combined School Team scored 214 runs in 31.5 overs, losing all wickets. In reply, the Green Combined School Team played the allotted 40 overs, scoring 204 runs for the loss of 5 wickets.
Yuvraj Paik of the Red Combined School Team was declared Man of the Match for his all-round performance—scoring 32 runs with the bat and taking 2 wickets with the ball.
During the closing ceremony, District Cricket Association Secretary Prahlad Tripathy, as the chief guest, stated that this tournament was organized with the vision of nurturing hidden talents for Odisha Cricket Association’s 2030 roadmap.
Joint Secretary M. Bala Krishna Rao, as the guest of honor, expressed that many talents had been identified through this tournament. Association President Debashis Pattnaik and Vice President Shubhendu Behera extended their best wishes to the players.
The tournament was smoothly managed by senior association members Ashok Nayak, Shashank Shekhar Behera, District Cricket Coach G. Chandrasekhar, and Curator Durjay Harijan.
From the 4 teams that participated, a 30-member probable players list was sent by the Odisha Cricket Association to the Nabarangpur Cricket Association. Based on their performance, two teams were formed and matches were conducted. After these, a final 15-member Nabarangpur District Cricket Team will be announced, as informed by the Cricket Association’s media coordinator Manoj Kumar Pattnaik.