South Zone slipped to 182 for seven on a rain-affected first day of its Duleep Trophy last towards West Zone at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium right here on Wednesday.
Only 65 overs of play was attainable after a big a part of the night session was worn out on account of rain and dangerous mild.
HIGHLIGHTS | Duleep Trophy Final West Zone vs South Zone Day 1
South skipper Hanuma Vihari (63, 130b, 9×4) held agency as wickets fell round him. Vihari, who impressed by assembly the ball late and beneath his eye, placed on a 79-run third-wicket stand with Tilak Varma (40, 87b, 5×4, 1×6). Vihari was relaxed when Shams Mulani got here into the assault, clearing his proper leg to punch the left-arm spinner inside out via cowl. Much towards the run of play, nevertheless, Vihari dragged a minimize to Mulani onto timber.
West new ball bowler Chintan Gaja was the largest menace. Gaja landed the ball on a dime simply exterior off and obtained considerable motion. He had Tilak tied up in knots, because the batter was left guessing if it was coming in or going out.
Mayank Agarwal, the person of the match within the earlier outing, was dismissed for a streaky 47-ball 28. Mayank walked down the monitor to the pacers – flashing and lacking typically. His luck ran out when a Atit Sheth outswinger caught the sting and flew to Sarfaraz Khan within the slip cordon.
Crowd favorite Suryakumar Yadav got here alive with catch to dismiss Sachin Baby. An uppish on-drive went to Suryakumar at mid-wicket, who dove ahead and plucked it inches from the bottom.
West wicketkeeper Harvik Desai had a stellar day, taking three catches. Desai confirmed nice athleticism when he flew to his left to seize a Ricky Bhui leg-glance. Desai was equally sensible when he stood as much as the stumps to the quick bowlers.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com