INDIA BLUE BEAT RED IN UNDER19 CHALLENGERS

LUCKNOW: Sparkling batting by skipper Pradosh Ranjan Paul and opener Swastik Samal helped defending champions India Blue launch their campaign in the Under-19 Challenger Trophy in style, notching up a facile 110-run win over India Red here on Saturday. In the other match of the day, India Green defeated India Yellow by 25 runs.

Brief scores: India Blue 280/6 in 50 overs (PR Paul 126*; AM Singh 2/59) bt India Red 170 in 38 overs (NR Chavan 41; H Nag 3/30). India Blue 4 pts; India Red 0.