VPSC leaps into finals

Visakhapatnam: V. Abraham scored an unbeaten 101 (10x4, 1x6) to lead holder Visakhapatnam Port Sports Council (VPSC) to a five-wicket win over Gajuwaka Greens in the semifinals of the 19th The Hindu Trophy annual prize money cricket tournament here on Thursday.

VPSC will meet former winner Metro CC in Saturday's final. Metro CC scampered home with three wickets to spare in an interesting semifinal against Srikakulam , thanks to K. Harikrishna and D. Siva Kumar.

Earlier, B. Sudha Kiran claimed four wickets and T. Atchyuta Rao and N.J.S.R. Prasad picked up two each to restrict Srikakulam DCA to 173. While K. Borrayya and K. Rajeev scored half-centuries, VPSC's Hemal Vatekar and V.V. Raman pegged down Greens to 204. Abraham paced his and his team's innings to reach the target, while G. Chiranjeevi scored a crucial 40.