Orissa boys, MP youth champions

Host Orissa and Madhya Pradesh won the sub-junior and youth titles respectively in the National Power Twenty Cricket Championship at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar today. In the finals, Orissa beat Gujarat by 25 runs, while MP got the better of Orissa by eight wickets. State Excise Minister Debi Prasad Mishra and State Sports Director N P Das gave away the trophies at the closing function. The three-day championship was hosted by Orissa Power Twenty Cricket Association. Brief scores (Finals): Sub-junior: Orissa 115/5 in 20 overs (Durga Prasad Behera 50: Aman Gupta 4 wkts) beat Gujarat 90/10 (Durga Prasad Behera 2 wkts). Youth: Orissa 83/8 in 20 overs (Ajay 2 wkts) lost to Madhya Pradesh 85/2 (Ajay 35).

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