Cuttack: Back-to-back wins, within a span of 20 hours, carried Cuttack Panthers to the top of the table in the inaugural Odisha Pro T20 League (OPTL) 2025.

After getting the better of Sambalpur Warriors by 17 runs in a rain-curtailed game on Monday night, Cuttack Panthers rode Biplab Samantray’s all-round show to an emphatic 5-wicket victory over Keonjhar Miners at the Barabati Stadium on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT

Thanks to 3 wins, Cuttack Panthers have 14 points from 5 matches.

In the first full game in three days, the Panthers on Tuesday chased down the target of 128 with 9 balls to spare. Samantray played a crucial knock of 43 off 34 balls, while Sourav Gouda anchored the chase with an unbeaten 56 off 39 deliveries.

Samantray earlier did the star turn with the ball, too, bagging 5 wic

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