Bhubaneswar,10/04: Kalahandi Cup 2025 Senior Men Inter District Cricket Tournament concluded successfully today. The prestigious tournament commenced on 18th March 2025 and featured preliminary league one-day (50 overs) matches played with a white ball. A total of 38 teams from across Odisha participated in the tournament, divided into six (6) groups. Over the course of the tournament, a total of 109 matches were played. The top team from each group qualified for the quarterfinals, along with the two best-performing teams among the remaining sides, determined on the basis of points, win percentage, and net run rate.
After the quarter final and the semifinal matches, Cuttack-A and Sundargarh qualified for the final, where Sundargarh emerged victorious, clinching the championship title, while Cuttack-A
finished as the Runner-up. Sahil Prasad of Sundargarh was declared the Player of the Final for his outstanding performance. The Champion team Sundargarh was given a prize money of Rs. 2,00,000/- and the Runners-up team Cuttack-A was given a prize money of Rs. 1,00,000/-. The closing ceremony was held at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, around 9:00 PM.
Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde, IAS, Collector and District Magistrate of Cuttack graced the event as Chief Guest. Samir Mohanty President, Odisha Olympic Association and Avijit Paul Secretary, Odisha Olympic Association as the Guests of Honour. The guests were felicitated by the Office Bearers of OCA. The ceremony was attended by the Office Bearers of OCA, including Pankaj Lochan Mohanty (President) & Sanjay Behera (Secretary). Other distinguished members of OCA present at the closing ceremony included Susant Kumar Mohanty, Anjan Kumar Khuntia, Sibabrata Mallick, Amit Behera, Nirban Roy, Santosh Das, Tadit Rout, Gautam Gajapati & Nursingha Charan
Choudhary.