Sambalpur Warriors Defeated Rourkela Steelers By 1 Run

Sambit Kumar Sahoo:

Cuttack: A closely contested match ended with Sambalpur Warriors clinching a thrilling win against Rourkela Steelers by just one run at the Barabati Stadium.

Chasing a target of 195, Sambit Kumar Sahoo and Saideep Mohapatra opened the innings for Rourkela Steelers. While Sambit made 7 off 7 balls, Saideep scored 42 off 28 balls. Aashirwad Swain added 26 off 20 balls. Sambit Baral played a valiant knock of 58 off 26 balls, while Binayak Sahoo contributed 20 off 14 balls.

For Sambalpur Warriors, Sumit Sharma (2/15), Rakesh Pattnaik (2/26), Vimal Kumar (2/26), and Priyanshu Mohanty (2/12) picked up two wickets each.

Earlier, Rourkela Steelers won the toss and elected to bowl first. Aditya Rout and Shreyansh Bhardwaj gave Sambalpur Warriors a flying start, adding 120 runs for the opening wicket. Aditya was dismissed for 68 off 44 balls, while Shreyansh scored 52 off 40 balls. Subhranshu Senapati chipped in with 36 off 20 balls. Towards the end, Prayash Singh remained unbeaten on 28* off 13 balls, helping Sambalpur Warriors post 194/3 in 20 overs.

For Sambalpur Warriors, Sumit Sharma (2/15), Rakesh Pattnaik (2/26), Vimal Kumar (2/26), and Priyanshu Mohanty (2/12) picked up two wickets each.