South Zone, having received the Duleep Trophy final month, will look to do the double when it takes on East Zone within the closing of the Deodhar Trophy on the Siechem Stadium on Thursday.
The Mayank Agarwal-led South Zone facet has been the standout group within the competitors, having received all its 5 league matches. With all its bases lined, the group has seemed formidable and scientific in the way it has gone about its work.
Skipper Agarwal has led with the bat, scoring three-half centuries, whereas his fellow opener Rohan Kunnumal has given the facet fast begins along with his aggressive strategy within the PowerPlay. Sai Sudharsan joined the group for the final two matches and has hit the bottom working with a half-century and an unbeaten ton to solidify a great top-order.
“For me, the most satisfying is the kind of intensity and hunger everyone has shown. That is reflected in our performance on the field. It will be special if we can do the double but we are not thinking too much about it. We have laid out our plans and set out what to do and credit to everybody in the team, they have gone out and executed that”Mayank AgarwalSouth Zone Captain
What makes the group so harmful is its relentless bowling assault with the Karnataka tempo trio of V. Kaverappa, V. Kousik and V. Vyshak, who’ve given the facet early breakthroughs. Kaverappa, specifically, has been spectacular with the brand new ball utilizing his tempo and peak to extract good bounce.
Complementing the troika of pacers are the Tamil Nadu spinners R. Sai Kishore and Washington Sundar, who choke the runs throughout the center part of the match with their metronomic consistency.
Riyan Parag is the higest run-scorer for East Zone.
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Riyan Parag is the higest run-scorer for East Zone.
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If there are any chinks within the group, it’s the truth that it has not been examined or put below strain apart from the sport in opposition to West Zone. It is what the East Zone group will look to prey upon.
The Saurabh Tiwary-led facet has an analogous stability with three quicks (Akash Deep, Mura Singh and Mukhtar Hussain) and a great spin assault in Shahbaz Ahmed and Riyan Parag.
“I don’t think it’ll be sensible to write us off. Players are in good touch. You can not say that we are overdependent on anyone across departments. We had different match-winners and multiple players who performed when it mattered. That’s why I also believe our team is more dangerous because you can’t predict who will go on and take the match from the opponent”Saurabh TiwaryEast Zone Captain
However, the batting can be a priority for the East because the group has misplaced wickets in a cluster in just a few video games and has needed to depend on Parag’s sensational tons of to achieve the summit conflict. Parag has proven outstanding consistency within the event, and if he can ship on the large stage, it might put South off its tracks for the primary time.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com