Uttar Pradesh lifts Under-16 Vijay Merchant Cricket Trophy

Nagpur: Uttar Pradesh won the Under-16 Vijay Merchant Cricket Trophy defeating Jharkhand on the basis of first innings lead here.

The final was played at Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Ground on Friday. Brief score: Uttar Pradesh 1st innings: 260 all out (70.1 Overs). A R Atri 77 (4x12), U D S Yadav 44 ((4x7), MM Raza 43 (4x7), RV Mishra 40 (4x7); Sunny Sinha 4/50, Prem Kumar 3/69 and Surendra Singh 2/78. Jharkhand 1st innings: 183 all out (91.5 Overs). Virat Singh 67 (6x1)(4x9), Sunny Sinha 36 no (4x8); A R Pal 4/65 and S C Mavi 3/62. Uttar Pradesh 2nd innings: 449/7 declared (100 overs). Rahul Rawat 151 (6x2) (4x26) M M Raza 115 no (6x2), (4x14), R V Mishra 71 (4x13); Sonu Singh 4/77, Sunny Sinha, Virat Singh and Prem Kumar one wicket each. PTI