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This is an archive article published on August 20, 2007

Ojha puts up A class display

India A warmed up well for Wednesday8217;s final of the triangular tournament in Nairobi, easing to a 44-run win over Sri Lanka A in their last league match.

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India A warmed up well for Wednesday8217;s final of the triangular tournament in Nairobi, easing to a 44-run win over Sri Lanka A in their last league match.

Having set a 199-run target, the Indians again found a star in left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, who grabbed five, polishing off the middle-order and the tail after Pankaj Singh and Praveen Kumar struck early blows.

Gayan Wijekoon and Kaushal Silva were the only saving grace for the Lankans, with a 53-run stand for the fourth wicket.

Earlier, having been puut in, India did not have a great start to their innings either, with the top three gone with just 50 on the board. Arjun Yadav and Yusuf Pathan scored 50 and 40 respectively in a firework 75-run partnership for the sixth wicket.

Brief scores: India A 198 A Yadav 50, Y Pathan 40; de Silva 4/33 beat Sri Lanka A 154 Wijekoon 46; Ojha 5/21.

 

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