MCC Jagatsinghpur Defeats Jatupur Bhubaneswar in Quarter-Final of Maa Tarini Cricket Cup
Kakatpur, 2/3 – The third quarter-final match of the state-level cricket tournament organized by Maa Tarini Sporting Club was held on Thursday at the nearby Choudhury Stadium in Astarang between Jatupur Bhubaneswar and MCC Jagatsinghpur.
The match was conducted in the presence of club president Manoj Biswal, sports secretary Samir Kumar Kar, coordinator Sudipta Raut, Saroj Pradhan, Sanjay Pradhan, Dilip Das, Mahesh Sahu, Prakash Behera, Ramaranjan Mohanty, and other club members.
Jatupur Bhubaneswar won the toss and elected to bat first. They scored 110 runs, losing all wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Chasing a target of 111 runs, MCC Jagatsinghpur achieved victory in 19 overs, losing 7 wickets and thus advanced to the semi-finals.
From the MCC side, Swagat was declared ‘Man of the Match’ for his brilliant performance — he bowled 4 overs, gave away only 5 runs, and took 4 wickets. The match was officiated by skilled umpires Suresh Tripathy and Kumar Bapi. Mahesh Sahu and Deepak Das provided live commentary throughout the match.