Punjab Under 19 beat UPCA Under 19 while Delhi Under 19 lost to Bengal Under 19 in the semi-finals of the Vinoo Mankad U19 Trophy, 2013-14. The final will take place on November 13.
Here is the round-up for the day:
UPCA U19 vs Punjab U19: The Punjab colts beat the UPCA 45 runs to book a place in the finals for the 2013-14 season.
Electing to bat first in Ahmedabad, Punjab set their opponents a 254-run target. Opener Prabhjot Singh scored 64 while Navneet Singh and Karan Kaila contributed 46 and 50 runs respectively to help the team to a respectable total. Kaila then returned to claim four wickets while Siddharth picked three and AG Pannu chipped in with one wicket to bowl UPCA U19 out for 208.
Bengal U19 vs Delhi U19: The PB Chakraborty-led attack bowled Bengal U19s to a 99-run win over Delhi U19s in the semi-final in Ahmedabad.
Asked to bat first, half-centuries by opener AR Keshri and middle-order batsman SS Gosh along with useful contributions from rest of the batting line-up helped Bengal to reach 271 for seven. R R Roy Chowdhury then gave Bengal their first breakthrough by sending back Delhi’s SR Ranjan to end the opening partnership for 42. The Bengal bowlers then struck at regular intervals to bowl the opposition out in 38.1 overs. PS Viajyran’s valiant effort of 59 coming lower down the order went in vain as the rest of the batsmen fell cheaply. Chakraborty finished with three wickets in the bag while AA Gani took two while Chowdhury, PG Kundu and AR Keshri claimed one each.
