Ganjam, Angul and Balasore registered wins in respective preliminary league matches of the Inter-District U-16 Boys Cricket Tournament at different grounds in Khordha and Bhubaneswar today. Ganjam rode on a five-wicket haul by Adarsh Patnaik and a half-century by captain-cum-stumper Debasish Behera to prevail over Kendrapara by one wicket.
A breezy half-century by captain Panakala Sasanka helped Angul beat Kalahandi by eight runs, while Swasti P Nayak captured four wickets and Swabhiman Lenka hit a 57-ball 55 to enable Balasore outplay Boudh by 111 runs.
Among other notable performers of the day, Pratik Soham (Kendrapara) and Ratiranjan Barik (Boudh) bagged four wickets each.