Vidarbha U-14 boys enter final

 

 

A GALLANT unbeaten 154 by Prince Kumar was not enough as Madhya Pradesh fell short of Vidarbha’s first innings tally by 40 runs in the U-14 boys’ league match of the Raj Singh Dungarpur Trophy (CZ) match in Dehradun on Wednesday. Chasing Vidarbha’s 327, MP boys battled long and hard but Vidarbha bowlers kept chipping away and bowled them out for 287 in 96.1 overs. The two-day match ended in a tame draw with Vidarbha taking home three points for taking first innings lead, while MP got one point. Both Vidarbha and MP finished with 10 points each at the conclusion of the league phase but Vidarbha qualified for the final on better head-to-head count. Defending champions Vidarbha will face table topper UP (20 points) in a 3-day final from May 3-5.

 

Earlier, Prince Kumar single-handedly defied Vidarbha’s attack with a splendid inning. He came into bat at 46-3 and remained unbeaten, facing 221 deliveries, hitting 26 boundaries and two sixes. He lacked support at the other end. Vidarbha bowlers — Sparsh Dhanvajir (3-31), Raunak Hedau (2-30), Manav Wakode (2-51) and Hiren Trivedi 2-45) — shared the wickets. Prince was declared the player of the match. BRIEF SCORES Vidarbha U-14 boys 1st innings 327 all out in 74.3 overs (Arjun Mahajan 84, Malhar Dhurad 57, Manav Wakode 40, Samarth Nathani 38, Atharva Patel 45 Not Out; Prince Kumar 4-69). MP U-14 boys 1st innings 287 all out in 96.3 overs (Veer Panday 36, Prince Kumar 154 Not Out; Sparsh Dhanvajir 3-31, Raunak Hedau 2-30, Manav Wakode 2-51, Hiren Trivedi 2-45). Result: Match Drawn; Vidarbha won on 1st innings lead.