West Zone, led by Priyank Panchal, will look to bounce again from the slim 12-run loss to South Zone when it faces a winless Central Zone within the Deodhar Trophy on the Siechem Stadium in Puducherry on Friday.
West Zone bundled out South Zone for 206 within the earlier recreation after opting to bowl first. Parth Bhut was the standout bowler, choosing up three wickets, together with that of the opposition skipper Mayank Agarwal, who top-scored with 98.
West Zone misplaced three fast wickets in reply however a run-a-ball 42 from Sarfaraz Khan adopted by a strong partnership between Atit Sheth and Shivam Dube put the group in a cushty place. However, it misplaced the remaining wickets for 33 runs, falling agonisingly in need of the goal.
Central Zone, alternatively, couldn’t get throughout the road in its chase of 308 towards North Zone, handing it a second straight loss within the match. Top order batters Shivam Chaudhary, Yash Dubey and Upendra Yadav scored half-centuries however the center order was dismissed cheaply, resulting in a 48-run defeat.
Central Zone captain Venkatesh Iyer hasn’t been among the many runs on this match and seemed rusty throughout his transient keep on the crease towards North Zone, which is a trigger for concern. Opener Madhav Kaushik has additionally seen a lean run of kind since his hundred for Uttar Pradesh towards Nagaland within the Ranji Trophy in December 2022. READ MORE
– Anish Pathiyil
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com