South Zone had a stroll within the park because it cruised to a snug nine-wicket win in opposition to North East Zone within the third-round match of the Deodhar Trophy right here on the Cricket Association of Pondicherry floor on Friday.
A disciplined bowling effort led by pacer V. Kaverappa (3/27) and R. Sai Sai Kishore (3/22) restricted North East to only 136 after the latter elected to bat first.
Chasing a small whole, Rohan Kunnummal’s pleasant knock (87 n.o., 58b, 8×4, 5×6) ensured Mayank Agarwal’s males romped house to victory in simply 19.3 overs, boosting its already wholesome internet run price.
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In the morning, South Zone pacers Kaverappa and Arjun Tendulkar – who was making his Deodhar Trophy debut – had been miserly within the first ten overs and gave early breakthroughs.
Kaverappa received Nilesh Lamichaney bowled shouldering arms whereas the younger Arjun, bowling over the wicket, was significantly spectacular together with his tight strains, cramping the right-handed batters for room.
The left-arm medium pacer began with 17 consecutive dot balls and recorded a wicket-maiden in his second over when he discovered the sting of Anup Ahlawat with a supply that slanted throughout the right-hander.
Skipper Langlonyamba Meitan and Priyojit Kangabam (40) – who top-scored – steadied issues for some time with a 30-run stand for the fourth wicket. However, Kaverappa received two wickets within the first over of his second spell, eradicating Langlonyamba (caught behind) and Palzor Tamang (caught at first slip) with deliveries that swung away and located the sting.
Later, Sai Kishore and Washington Sundar ran by the decrease order to cut back North East to 88 for eight, at the same time as Priyojit held the fort on the different finish and helped the group cross 100.
In reply, after a watchful first few overs, Kunnummal unleashed the complete vary of his skills with flicks, cuts and exquisite drives by covers.
The Kerala opener was fortunate when Nilesh dropped him at slip within the first over. Kunnummal was significantly extreme on pacer Abhishek Kumar, flicking him aerially just a few instances and lofting him down the bottom with disdain.
After his half-century, Kunnummal would smash Abhishek for 3 sixes in an over, slogging him by the leg-side, as South Zone completed the chase in model to cement its place on the high of the desk with a 3rd straight win.
Brief Scores:
North East Zone 136 in 49.2 overs (Priyojit Kangabam 40, V. Kaverappa 3/27, R. Sai Kishore 3/22) misplaced to South Zone 137 in 19.3 overs (Rohan Kunnammal 87 n.o., Mayank Agarwal 32).
Toss: North East.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com