Bhubaneswar-A, Rourkela, Sambalpur-B, Dhenkanal, Khordha and KIIT posted wins in the first five preliminary league matches of the OCA U-16 Boys Inter-District Cricket Tournament, which commenced at different grounds in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Khordha today. Dhenkanal caused an upset, defeating Cuttack-B by 94 runs.
RESULTS (2 April 2026):
Match 1 (Sunshine Ground): KIIT 186/10 in 42 overs (Shreejeet Bhuyan 92, Asis A Panda 68; Dibyadashana Paikaray 5/39) beat Puri 97/10 in 18.4 overs (Nishith Pattanaik 33; Haribans Bhuyan 5/22, Anurag Barik 4/39) by 89 runs. PoM: Harivans Bhuyan.