A seven-wicket haul by Sangram Nachika went in vain as Koraput lost to Jajpur by 132 runs in their preliminary league match of the OCA U-16 Boys Inter-District Cricket Tournament at Railway Stadium, Bhubaneswar today. Sundargarh, Balasore, Ganjam, Cuttack-A and Nabarangpur registered wins in five other matches of the day.
Among other outstanding performers of the day, Preetish Mishra scored a superb century for Cuttack-A, while Tanmay K Padhi and Anshuman Patanaik bagged five wickets each for Balasore and Cuttack-A respectively.
RESULTS (15 April 2026):
Match 55 (DRIEMS Stadium, Tangi): Angul 124/10 in 46.5 overs (Ayushman Pradhan 39; Anmol Bhalla 4/14) lost to Sundargarh 127/1 in 14.1 overs (Ayush K Das 59, Ayan K Bara 52*) by 9 wickets. PoM: Anmol Bhalla.