Cuttack, Jan 21: Madhya Pradesh (MP) were in command in their semifinal match against Maharashtra in the All India U-16 Vijay Merchant trophy cricket tournament at the Nimpur Ground in Cuttack, Wednesday.
Maharashtra set a victory target of 187 runs against MP on the third day. In another match at the Ravenshaw Ground, Bengal posted a victory target of 263 runs and in reply Punjab were seven without loss.
Brief scores
At Nimpur Ground: Maharashtra 155 and 334/8 decl (Hitesh Motkar 122, Arthab kale 91) vs Madhya Pradesh 303. (Match to continue).
At Ravenshaw Ground: Bengal 102 and 337/9 decl (Sudeep Kumar Garami 139, Raghab Tiberwal 58; Resham Sharma, 4/71) vs Punjab 177 and 7/0. (Match to continue).