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Cuttack, Jan 22: Punjab will meet Madhya Pradesh (MP) in the final of the All India U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy cricket tournament. Both the teams made it to the final by winning their respective four-day long semifinals played at various grounds here Thursday.
At the Ravenshaw Ground, Punjab beat Bengal by five wickets. Subham Gill (131) hit a brilliant century and Pravasi Ram (51) scored a half century, as Punjab chased the victory target of 263 runs easily on the fourth and the concluding day.
At the Nimpur Ground, MP thrashed Maharashtra by eight wickets. Maharashtra chased the victory target of 189 runs easily by losing only two wickets with Suraj Sengar (87) and Mudit Bhargav (67) scoring half centuries.
Brief scores:
(At the Ravenshaw Ground): Bengal 102 and 337/9 decl lost to Punjab 177 and 263/5(Subham Gill 131, Pravasi Ram 51; Raghab Tiberwal 3/61) by five wickets.
(At the Nimpur Ground): Maharashtra 155, 336/9 decl lost to Madhya Pradesh 303 and 189/2 (Suraj Sengar 87, Mudit Bhargav 67) by two wickets.
