Ayush, Sanjeet hit unbeaten tons as Chhattisgarh beat Odisha by 9 wickets

RAIPUR: Unbeaten tons by opener Ayush Pandey (121 off 144) and Sanjeet Desai (114 off 109) led Chhattisgarh to a comfortable nine-wicket win against Odisha in a One Day match played at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Tuesday under the BCCI Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Winning the toss, Odisha opted to bat first, but the team was all-out for 266 with two balls to spare in the 50-over match. Subhankar Biswas hit 100 off 104 including 12 fours and one six while Sandeep Pattnaik made 64 off 55. Earlier, Nishikant Rout made 33 off 77. Vijay Yadav and Vishvash Malik took four and three wickets respectively while Vasudev Bareth took two and U M Tiwari claimed one wicket.

Chasing the target, Chhattisgarh won the match by nine wickets with five balls to spare. Aditya Singh made 29 off 42 for Chhattisgarh. Harshit Rathod took the only wicket for Odisha.