DULEEP trophy: The central area of Rajat Patidar takes control compared to the western area; The southern area retaliated late against the northern zone | Cricket news
Bengaluru: The strength of the central zone team was in flagship of individual shine in the stick of the penultimate day of its semi-final of the Duleep trophy against West Zone here on Saturday. At the BCCI Center of Excellence, most central strikers seemed sufficiently installed to pass the three -digit brand, but none managed to cross it. However, their collective effort was enough to put West on the back and guarantee the honors of the first sleeves. Responding to West 438, Central reached 556/8 in 157 Overs with a crucial advance of 118 points. Shardul Thakur and his men will now need something extraordinary on a placid surface to stop the central walk in the final. Resumant of their night score of 229/2, Shubham Sharma (96; 241b; 11×4) and Captain Rajat Patidar (77; 84b; 14×4) quickly went to work. Patidar, needing three points to finish his half-century, spoke about it by sending Thakur through blankets for a border. His form continued as he struck four limits in a single Tanush Kotian. Sharma, meanwhile, played his regular hand while the pair added 55 points in the first 10 letters of the morning. But the 127 -point partnership ended when Patidar lost its stumps to try a scan against Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (4/101). Central suffered another blow when Yash Rathod fell at a lower cost in Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad taking a sharp plug in the first shift. Sharma, who had slowed down after the dismissal of the patidar, was exhausted on 96 while he was trying a simple quick, canceled by a direct blow from Kotian. The average and lower order kept the momentum. Upendra Yadav (87; 181b; 8×4, 2×6), Harsh Dubey (75; 93b; 13×4) and Deepak Chahar (33) West, whose quisors worked without much reward despite eight different options. A brief interruption of the rain delayed the game, but Central finished control firmly.South Sout in the race The other semi-final between the south and the north had a lot of drama on day 3. Responding to a total of the first strokes of South 536, North stumbled early while Gurjapneet Singh (3/67) withdrew the skipper Ankit Kumar and the Dhull in shape Yash Dhull in the first hour. Ayush Badoni (40) ensured a stability before Shubham Khajuria (128 steps out; 245b; 20×4, 1×6) and Nishant Sindhu (82; 148b; 9×4, 1×6) supported. The pair put a superb stand of 171 points for the fourth counter, dominating the southern attack for much of the day. However, South returned late in the evening. Sindhu uppercut off Gurjapneet was taken in depths by replacing Shaik Rasheed, and Kanhaiya Wadhawan was exhausted without scoring shortly after. In Stumps, North was 278/5 in 79 Overs, still followed by 258 points, leaving the competition, delicately ready to go to the last day.In short, scores: West zone: 438 vs central zone (o/n: 229/2) 556/8 in 157 Overs (Ayush Pandey 40, Danish Malewar 76, Shubham Sharma 96, Rajat Patidar 77, Upenndra Yadav 87, Harsh Dubey 75, Saransh Dubey 75, Saransh Dubey 75, Saransh Dubey 75, Deepak Chahar 33; South zone: 536 vs North Zone 278/5 in 79 Overs (Shubham Khajuria 128 *, Ayush Badoni 40, Nishant Sindhu 82; Gurjapneet Singh 3-67).
