da stake casino： With the top and middle order performing their tasks commendably,Uttar Pradesh were able to score 240 for six off 90 overs onthe opening day of their three day Vijay Merchant (under-16)Trophy tournament final against Mumbai at the Medical college
13-Jan-2000With the top and middle order performing their tasks commendably,Uttar Pradesh were able to score 240 for six off 90 overs onthe opening day of their three day Vijay Merchant (under-16)Trophy tournament final against Mumbai at the Medical collegeground in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.Opting to bat on winning the toss, UP were given a sound startby openers Ashraf Ali (50) and SK Shukla (18) who put on 50 runsoff 17.3 overs. Ashraf faced 82 balls and hit eight fours and asix. MF Khan, who came in at No 3, scored a valuable 39. He faced108 balls and hit two fours. With S Dixit (37) he added 37 runsfor the fourth wicket off 18.3 overs. Dixit faced 94 balls andhit five of them to the ropes. Then after six wickets had fallenfor 186, R Elahi (50) and SK Upadhayay (22) added 54 runs forthe unbroken seventh wicket off 14.3 overs. Elahi faced 88 ballsand hit seven fours and a six. For Mumbai, skipper H Ravle andM Shoeb picked up two wickets each for 66 and 30 runs respectively.