Captain M H Raza bagged five wickets for 27 runs to steer Jajpur to a 43-run win over Balangir in a preliminary league match of the OCA U-19 Mens Inter-District Cricket Tournament at Nimpur Ground in Cuttack today.
Shamala Reddy and Krish Choudhary also made notable contributions in the Jajpur win, scoring a half-century each. For Balangir, Jogeswar Bag scalped four wickets and Samarpeet Patel hit 68.
Ganjam rode on a half-century by Raja Swain to prevail over Malkangiri by 71 runs, while Divya Das slammed 88 to power Gajapati to a 129-run win over Kalahandi in two other matches of the day. Chandeep S Riar bowled beautifully for Malkangiri, picking up four wickets for 46 runs.