Saurabh Kumar’s eight-for crushes East Zone
Central Zone 182 (Rinku 38, Murasingh 5-42) and 239 (Mantri 68, Vivek 56, Porel 3-15, Shahbaz 3-66) beat East Zone 122 (Parag 33, Avesh 3-34, Saurabh 3-46) and 129 (Deep 24, Saurabh 8-64) by 170 runs
Saurabh Kumar‘s career-best figures of 8 for 64 helped Central Zone romp to a 170-run win over East Zone in Alur to safe a spot within the semi-final of the Duleep Trophy. The left-arm spinner completed with 11 wickets within the match, having taken 3 for 46 within the first innings.
Central will subsequent face West Zone, the defending champions who had direct entry into the semi-final. That recreation, beginning on July 5, may even be performed in Alur.
East had began the ultimate day at 69 for six, and it took Central solely 12 overs on the ultimate morning to get the remaining 4 wickets, all going to Saurabh.
Saurabh first trapped Riyan Parag lbw within the thirty fourth over, earlier than cleansing up Shahbaz Nadeem within the thirty eighth. Four overs later, he eliminated Akash Deep and Ishan Porel off successive deliveries to seal the win. East’s high scorer within the second innings was No. 10 Akash Deep, who entertained with a 14-ball 24, which included three sixes off Saurabh.
Saurabh’s eight wickets meant East folded for 129, their second batting failure within the recreation after they’d managed solely 122 within the first try. The different two wickets in East’s second innings went to Shivam Mavi and Avesh Khan on the third night.