Opener B. Dheemanth (59, 6×4) and M. Venkatesh (50, 40b, 3×4, 2×6), helped University of Mysore (UoM) to register a 28-run win over Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, UP and enter final in Rohinton Baria Trophy All India Inter-University Cricket 2018-19, conducted by KIIT, Bhubaneswar, at their Grounds yesterday.

In the final, UoM will meet Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar. Incidentally, UoM had won the Rohinton Baria All India Inter-University Cricket title in 1950-51, 1951-52, 1961-62 and emerged runner-up in 1939-40. In 2004-05 UoM had secured the fourth place.

SCORES

Semi-final — UoM: 230 for 8 in 45 overs (B. Dheemanth 59, M. Venkatesh 50, M. Varun 31, Gowtham Sagar 26, Vikas Meena 2 for 25, Aryan Choudhury 2 for 42) bt Purvanchal University, Jaunpur: 201 in 40 overs (Vipin Chandra 49, Abhay Yadav 21, K. Shashank 2 for 31, M. Venkatesh 1 for 38, Utham Aiyappa 1 for 28, Yodhan Hrudhay 1 for 20, B.S. Suhas 1 for 34 ).