Balangir and Deogarh rode on a six-wicket haul each by Mousamraj Nag and Ronit Pradhan to beat Mayurbhanj and Jagatsinghpur respectively in their preliminary league matches of the OCA U-19 Men Inter-District Cricket Tournament (One-Day Format) at different grounds in Cuttack today.
Sundargarh, Gajapati, Koraput and Cuttack-B posted wins in four other matches of the day. Among other outstanding performers, Chandan K Singh (Mayurbhanj), Pratik K Puhan (Jagatsinghpur) and Ashim Barad (Kendrapara) bagged four or more wickets each, while Kishan K Ahir (Sundargarh), Ranjan Samal (Cuttack-B), Prathamesh Tripathy (Koraput) and Aqib Ahmad (Deogarh) hit a half-century apiece.
RESULTS (5 June 2025):