Uttar Pradesh will face Maharashtra in the final of the Vinoo Mankad Trophy (under-19) at Cuttack on Sunday.
In the semifinals on Friday, UP outplayed Bengal by 113 runs and Maharashtra defeated Madhya Pradesh by 40 runs.
The scores:
UP 212 for seven in 50 overs (A. Ali 39, A. Pachera 57, Aloke Pratap Singh three for 30) bt Bengal 99 in 40.1 overs (K. Yadav six for 13).
Maharashtra 238 for nine in 50 overs (V. Zol 91, J. Pande 57, N. Naik 36, Avesh Khan four for 50, Kuldeep Pannu three for 50) bt MP 198 in 48.5 overs (M. Raghav 58, S. Sharma 43, A. Shrivastava 42, M. Patil three for 31).
