A run-a-ball 83 by Adarsh Raiguru and a miserly haul of four wickets for nine runs by Mohit Toppo powered Rourkela to a 220-run win over Rayagada in their preliminary league match of the Inter-District U-16 Boys Cricket Tournament at CV Raman Ground in Bhubaneswar today.
Sambalpur and Mayurbhanj posted wins in two other matches of the day. Sambalpur rode on three-wicket haul each by Harshdeep Singh and Krish Yadav to crush Koraput by 10 wickets, while Lokanath Prusty captured four wickets for 23 runs to help Mayurbhanj beat Jagatsinghpur by 53 runs.
Among other notable performers of the day, Deepankara Parichha and Jahid Khand picked up four wickets each for Rayagada and Jagatsinghpur respectively.