Cuttack: Rest of Odisha C Kalahandi Cup 2024 won the title due to Odisha’s star pacer Devabrat Pradhan. In the final, Rest of Odisha has achieved this success by defeating Bhubaneswar A in C7. Batting first, Rest of Odisha C was bowled out for 134 runs in 45.3 overs. Biswabhushan Bihari scored the maximum 51 runs. Debbrat made an important contribution of 31 runs. Sambit Barala lost 6 wickets for 34 runs and caused a disaster in the batting of the opposing team. Chasing the target of 135 runs, Bhubaneswar was all out for 127 runs. Debbrat took 6 wickets for 47 runs. Sandeep Patnaik struggled alone for Bhubaneswar and scored 68 runs.
38 teams participated in the preliminary round of the 50-over Kalahandi Cup 2024 Inter-District Tournament. 6 teams were promoted to Super League while 4 Rest of Odisha teams were formed. 10 teams were divided into 2 groups. The matches were played in round robin league format from June 5. Rest of Odisha C and Bhubaneswar A advanced to the final.