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India enters final

DHAKA, FEB. 22. Spearheaded by `man of the match' S.T. Binny (three for 23) and solid knock of 40 by D.A. Chougule, India defeated arch rival Pakistan by 77 runs to storm into the final of ICC-ACC under-17 cricket tournament here on Thursday.

In the other semifinal, host Bangladesh created a major upset as it ousted holder Sri Lanka by five wickets to setup a title clash on Saturday.

The scores: India 191 for seven in 45 overs (D. Chougule 40, R. Mohanty 26) bt Pakistan 114 all out in 36.2 overs (Salman Butt 36, S. Binny three for 23).

Sri Lanka 140 in 34.5 overs (K.D. Gunawardane 44, Shariful three for 42) lost to Bangladesh 144 for five in 37.1 overs (M. Zaharul Islam 55 not out, M. Nafeez Iqbal 36).

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