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India Red wins

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Chennai: Openers Robin Uthappa and Gautam Gambhir built a solid platform for India Red. Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik provided the thrust. Then, a combination of pace and spin signalled India Green's end in the Challenger Series match here on Tuesday.

After Red reached a daunting score of 317 for four, the heat was on Green in a must-win situation. For the second day running, it was undone by the pressures of the chase, after the bowlers had let the side down.

India Red won the match by 39 runs.

The scores: India Red: 317 for four in 50 overs.

India Green: W. Jaffer c D. Karthik b Sreesanth 23, S. Ganguly b Sreesanth 3, P. Patel c Sharma b Powar 69, P. Kumar c M. Karthik b V.R.V. Singh 9, M. Kaif b Powar 34, S. Raina c Sharma b Kartik 1, H. Badani c Sharma b Powar 18, M. Minhas c M. Kartik b V.R.V. Singh 34, P. Chawla (not out) 55, L. Balaji c sub b V.R.V. Singh 9, A. Nehra b V.R.V. Singh 0; Extras (b-1, nb-10, w-12) 23; Total (in 48.4 overs) 278.

Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-53, 3-69, 4-138, 5-139, 6-165, 7-178, 8-249, 9-278.

India Red bowling: Zaheer 10-0-67-0, Sreesanth 8-1-34-2, V.R.V. Singh 7.4-0-54-4, Powar 10-0-36-3, M. Kartik 10-0-52-1, V. Rao 1-0-10-0, T.P. Singh 1-0-10-0, R. Sharma 1-0-14-0.

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