| Match | Details | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cuttack Panthers vs Keonjhar Miners | Cuttack Panthers won the toss, elected to field first. Date: 23-09-2025 Match Referee: P. Jayachandra Umpires: Subrat Das, Durgadatta Das |
Keonjhar Miners: 127/10 (20 overs) ANIL PARIDA – 36(30), OM T MUNDE – 28(25) BIPLAB SAMANTRAY – 4-0-18-5, PRASANTA RANA – 4-0-33-2 |
| Cuttack Panthers Innings | Birabara Nayak & Biraj Dash Player of the Match: Biplab Samantray Cap handed to Captain Swastik Samal by Shri Pankaj Lochan Mohanty, President, Odisha Cricket Association |
128/5 (18.3 overs) SOURAV K GOUDA – 56(39)*, BIPLAB SAMANTRAY – 43(34) PAPU RAY – 4-0-20-3, SOUMYA R LENKA – 3.3-0-23-1 Cuttack Panthers won by 5 wickets |
Biplab Samantray stars in Cuttack Panthers’ win
Cuttack: Biplab Samantray’s brilliance with both bat and ball powered Cuttack Panthers to an emphatic five-wicket victory over Keonjhar Miners at the Barabati Stadium. The Panthers chased down the target of 128 with 9 balls to spare.
Chasing the Target
Chasing 128, skipper Swastik Samal opened the innings alongside Anurag Mallick. However, both departed cheaply, with Swastik scoring just 1 run and Anurag adding 2. The experienced Biplab Samantray then took charge, steadying the innings with a crucial knock of 43 off 34 balls. Sourav Gouda anchored the chase brilliantly, top-scoring with an unbeaten 56 off 39 deliveries to guide his side to victory. Cuttack Panthers finished at 128/5 in 18.3 overs.
Keonjhar Miners’ Performance
For Keonjhar Miners, Papu Ray was the pick of the bowlers, claiming 3 wickets for 20 runs in his 4 overs. He received support from Soumta Lenka (1/23) and Shekhar Majhi (1/12), who picked up one wicket each in the innings.
Match Overview
At the start of the game, Cuttack Panthers won the toss and elected to field first. For Keonjhar Miners, skipper Govinda Poddar and Om T. Munde opened the innings. The pair added 29 runs for the first wicket before Poddar was dismissed for 13 off 15 balls. Munde had a brief stay at the crease as he added a valuable 28 runs from 25 deliveries.
Anil Parida emerged as the top scorer for his side with 36 runs off 30 balls. Towards the end of the innings, Sujal Singh played a crucial knock of 22 from 21 deliveries, helping his team post a competitive total. Keonjhar Miners were bowled out for 127 on the very last ball of the 20th over.
Cuttack Panthers Bowling Highlights
For Cuttack Panthers, Biplab Samantray was the standout performer with the ball, claiming an impressive 5 wickets for 18 runs in his 4 overs. Prasanta Rana took 2 for 33 in his spell, while Vageesh Sharma (1/17), Harshit Rathod (1/24) and Swayam Routray (1/12) picked up one wicket each.
Biplab Samantray (POM) Thoughts
“Whenever I come to play cricket, my only aim is always to help whichever team I am playing for win the match. And as you said, being a senior player, that is my duty. Along with performing well myself, it is also important to encourage and inspire the juniors so that they can perform better. Being a senior, what does it mean? It means preparing the future generation who will serve Odisha cricket. In our team itself, there are many such players who will go on to represent and serve Odisha cricket in the future. The more inputs I can give them, the more experience I can share with them, the better it will be for Odisha cricket.”