Suresh Raina and Debashish Mohanty Named Brand Ambassadors

Bhubaneswar, September 07 (H.S.): The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) on Sunday completed the player draft for the Odisha T20 League 2026 CM Trophy, finalising the squads of all six franchises for the upcoming season. Each team selected 16 players during the draft.

The new season of the league will provide emerging cricketers from Odisha with a professional platform to showcase their talent and opportunities to advance their careers. Former India cricketers Suresh Raina and Debashish Mohanty have been appointed brand ambassadors of the tournament.

The Odisha T20 League 2026 CM Trophy will feature Bhubaneswar Tigers, Puri Titans, Keonjhar Miners, Rourkela Superstars, Sambalpur Warriors and Cuttack Panthers.

OCA Honorary Secretary Sanjay Behera said, “As we move towards the second season of the Odisha T20 League, I would like to thank all the team owners, coaches, team managers and members of the Odisha Cricket Association for their continued support. The encouraging interest shown by franchise owners and investors is a positive indication of the league’s commercial growth. More importantly, this tournament is about providing our players with a strong platform and creating a pathway for them to progress to the next level. We will continue to strengthen the league, provide greater opportunities to our cricketers and take Odisha cricket forward.”

OCA President Pankaj Lochan Mohanty, Secretary Sanjay Behera, Vice-President Jagmohan Patnaik, Treasurer Bikash Pradhan and Joint Secretary Prabhat Kumar Bhol were present at the ceremony.

## Full Squads of the Six Teams

### Bhubaneswar Tigers

Head Coach: Subit Biswal

Assistant Coach: Bibhudatta Panda

Captain: Swastik Samal

Players: Rajesh Mohanty, Shreyansh Bhardwaj, Badal Biswal, Ashutosh Chhuriya, Sambit Beja, MD Sohel Khan, Dinesh Kumar Majhi, Gyan Ranjan Nayak, Rudra Prasad Malik, Janam Jay Jena, Swyambhu Palai, Ritesh Priyaranjan, Rakesh Patnaik, Umesh Kumar Gautam, Shashikant Yadav.

### Puri Titans

Head Coach: Pritamjeet Das

Assistant Coach: Ashish Savita

Captain: Aditya Rout

Players: Nihar B. Bhuyan, Deepak Tiwari, Shriyansu Patnaik, Ayush Sutar, Swayam Srivastava, Chandip Riar, Anil Parida, Krishna Mohanty, Sunil Raul, Pankala Shashank, Aditya Anand, Sumit Sharma, Ashirwad Swain, Sarveswar Mohanty, Tarani Sa.

### Keonjhar Miners

Head Coach: Suryakant Pradhan

Assistant Coach: Girija Rout

Captain: Subhranshu Senapati

Players: Rajesh Dhooper, Debabrata Pradhan, Jamala Mahapatra, Sujal Singh, Prayas Kumar Singh, Vagish Sharma, Ayush Barik, Bimal Kumar, Jogeshwar Bag, Swagat Saurav Mishra, Arnab Patnaik, Mayank Patnaik, Kshama Sagar Bal, Rakesh Biswal, Soyanshu Patnaik.

### Rourkela Superstars

Coach: Sanjay Raul

Assistant Coach: Prashant Sahu

Captain: Govinda Poddar

Players: Sambit Baral, Sawan Paharia, Biswajit Pradhan, Ashutosh Marandi, Pappu Roy, Sandeep Patnaik, Bibhash Shaw, Akash Mahapatra, Shubham Priyadarshi, Prayan Samal, Shobhan Dev Behera, Divyam Chhapadia, Abhishek Kumar Yadav, Saubhagya Rout, Omkar Mohanty.

### Sambalpur Warriors

Head Coach: Basant Mohanty

Assistant Coach: Rakesh Mohanty

Captain: Gaurav Choudhary

Players: Swop Samith Bhuyan, Bikram Kishore Samal, Ankit Yadav, Debabrata Pradhan Jr., Mahesh Sahu, Baibhav Mohanty, Sarthak Panda, Pankala Mokshit, Shantanu Mishra, MD Danish, Saidip Mahapatra, Pradeep Pradhan, Syed Tufail Ahmed, Om T. Munde, Soumya Ranjan Lenka.

### Cuttack Panthers

Head Coach: Prabanjan Malik

Assistant Coach: Deepak Mangaraj

Captain: Biplab Samantaray

Players: D. Ayush, M. Gautam Gopal, Soumya Ranjan Biswal, Sibun Nanda, Abhirup Das, Sarthak S. Prakash, Subhasis Malik, Raj Yadav, Priyanshu Mohanty, Piyush Mantri, Abhishek Singh, Prashant Rana, Kartik Biswal, Saurav Gouda, Shubham Shatrujit.

## League to Begin on September 20

The Odisha T20 League 2026 CM Trophy will get underway on September 20, with Sambalpur Warriors taking on Cuttack Panthers in the opening match. The league-stage fixtures will continue until September 27.

On September 28, a women’s exhibition match and the qualifier between the teams finishing second and third will be played, while the final is scheduled for September 29.

## Schedule

September 20: Sambalpur Warriors vs Cuttack Panthers

September 21: Keonjhar Miners vs Bhubaneswar Tigers; Rourkela Superstars vs Sambalpur Warriors

September 22: Puri Titans vs Cuttack Panthers; Sambalpur Warriors vs Bhubaneswar Tigers

September 23: Rourkela Superstars vs Puri Titans; Bhubaneswar Tigers vs Cuttack Panthers

September 24: Keonjhar Miners vs Sambalpur Warriors; Puri Titans vs Bhubaneswar Tigers

September 25: Rourkela Superstars vs Cuttack Panthers; Puri Titans vs Keonjhar Miners

September 26: Rourkela Superstars vs Bhubaneswar Tigers; Keonjhar Miners vs Cuttack Panthers

September 27: Puri Titans vs Sambalpur Warriors; Rourkela Superstars vs Keonjhar Miners

September 28: Women’s Exhibition Match and Qualifier

September 29: Final

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar