After left-arm medium pacer Arzan Nagwaswalla‘s spectacular five-wicket haul restricted Central Zone to 128, West Zone reached 149 for 3 of their second innings, extending their total result in 241.
The day began with Shivam Mavi taking six wickets to shortly dismiss West Zone for 220, including simply 4 runs to their in a single day rating. However, Central Zone’s pleasure was short-lived as Nagwaswalla’s spectacular spell of 5/74 decimated their batting lineup.
Apart from Dhruv Jurel (46) and Rinku Singh (48), not one of the different Central Zone batters managed to achieve double digits. Nagwaswalla’s well timed breakthroughs earned him his sixth five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
With a 92-run lead from the primary innings, the West Zone batters confirmed higher kind. Pujara remained unbeaten on 50 off 103 balls with 5 boundaries, whereas Suryakumar Yadav’s attacking innings of 52 off 58 balls, together with eight fours and a six, gave West Zone a decisive benefit.
The two India internationals mixed for a partnership of 95 runs in simply over 24 overs.
Sarfaraz Khan, who failed to attain within the first innings, may have a chance to redeem himself as he stays unbeaten on 6 within the second innings.
The third day is anticipated to be the perfect day for batting and the West, having already put one foot within the summit door, would similar to to kill the sport as a contest except Avesh Khan and Shivam Mavi may bowl a magical spell and hold the goal inside attain.
Suryakumar was extreme on the pacers as Avesh was pulled for a six behind sq. whereas Mavi and Yash Thakur had been additionally punished. He hit three boundaries every off pacer Yash Thakur and left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar. A few hits to the fence had been of Mavi’s bowling.
Pujara’s innings had a few extra-cover drives, two customary clips in direction of deep mid-wicket and a sq. lower that raced away.
A giant rating will definitely increase his confidence after being excluded from the Indian group touring the West Indies.
Brief Scores:
West Zone: 220 all out in 92.5 overs (Shivam Mavi 6/44) and 149/3 in 39 overs (Cheteshwar Pujara 50 batting, Suryakumar Yadav 52, Sarfaraz Khan batting 6, Saurabh Kumar 2/34).
Central Zone: 128 in 31.3 overs (Rinku Singh 48, Dhruv Jurel 46, Arzan Nagwaswalla 5/74).
(With PTI inputs)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com