An unbeaten century by Samarpreet Patel and a five-wicket haul by Jogeswar Bhoi powered Balangir to a 240-run win against Gajapati in their preliminary league match of the OCA U-19 Men Inter-District Cricket Tournament (One-Day Format) at Sunshine Grounds in Cuttack today.
Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Kendrapara, Angul and Deogarh registered wins in five other matches of the day. Mohanraj Rout was the star of the Kendrapara win, scoring 96 runs. Bhavya S Padharia (Balangir), Jami Tanay and Shirshendu Sarkar (both Malkangiri), Arric Yahan and Ronit Pradhan (both Deogarh) also shone with the bat, hitting a half-century each.
Among other outstanding bowlers of the day, Tirthak Mohanty (Sundargarh), Manit M Bhoi (Sambalpur), Dibyam Chhapadia (Balangir) and Ayushman Mukhi (Angul) captured four or more wickets each.