Team Herald
MARGAO: Swastik Samal, skipper Raghunath Malla and Anil Parida hit half centuries for Odisha as the scored 290 for 5 on the first day of the U-19 Cooch Behar four day cricket tie against Goa, at Dr Rajendra Prasad Stadium, Margao.
Goa won the toss and put Odisha to bat first. Opener Swastik Samal scored 55 runs in just 44 balls and hit 10 boundaries and a six. Skipper Raghunath Malla hammered 73 in 157 balls with 9 boundaries. He along-with Anil Parida added 92 runs for the third wicket. At the draw of stumps – Parida was unbeaten with 74 which came in 169 balls stay at the crease. He hit eight boundaries. For Goa Ruthvik Naik and Aryan Mishra bagged 2 wickets each.
