Superb haul of six wickets for 32 runs by Sohan Jena enabled Gajapati beat Ganjam by eight wickets in their preliminary league match of the OCA U-19 Mens Inter-District Cricket Tournament at Bidanasi Ground in Cuttack today. Jajpur and Balangir registered comfortable wins in two other matches of the day.
Jajupr rode on an unbeaten knock of 73 by Susanta Nayak to prevail over Kalahandi by seven wickets, while an unconquered knock of 81 by Samarpeet Patel helped Balangir get the better of Malkangiri by 63 runs.
Sakshyam Agrawal and Jogeswar Bag were other two notable performers for Balangir, scoring 63 runs and bagging four wickets respectively. Kalahandi captain Adhibas Pattnaik waged a lone battle against Jajpur, hitting a defiant 56.