BENGALURU
Vidwath Kaverappa (4/44) sliced by way of a robust West Zone line-up to offer South Zone the sting on the second day of the Duleep Trophy last at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium right here on Thursday.
On one other day lower quick by rain and unhealthy mild, West Zone slid to 129 for seven, 84 runs in need of South Zone’s first innings complete.
West Zone was cruising in the direction of gaining the innings lead at 97 for one, with Prithvi Shaw and Harvik Desai going sturdy. Desai (21, 61b, 3×4) threw away his wicket, chasing a large supply from Kaverappa.
Duleep Trophy 2023 Final Day 2 HIGHLIGHTS: West Zone 129/7, trails by 84 runs at stumps
Shaw (65, 101b, 9×4) was in glorious contact, amassing boundaries with a cover-drive masterclass. The Mumbai batter succumbed to the bouncer ploy from V. Vyshak. Shaw tried an higher lower to the pacer, and ended up caught at third-man.
Suryakumar Yadav began his knock with a pull for six. A bit of additional bounce from Kaverappa pinned Suryakumar on the crease, gaining an edge to Hanuma Vihari at slip.
Sarfaraz Khan exited for a duck quickly after, trapped on the pads by Kaverappa.
South Zone opener R. Samarth might have failed with the bat, however a incredible catch made him an immediate hero. Samarth’s reflexes got here to the fore at leg gully, when he latched on to a well-timed flick from Cheteshwar Pujara. The huge wicket of mainstay Pujara (9, 38b, 1×4) left West Zone in serious trouble at 123 for six.
Just earlier than rain arrived for the third time within the day, Shams Mulani (0, 4b) was prised out by Vyshak.
In the morning session, South Zone might solely add 31 runs to its in a single day tally. Left-arm spinner Mulani was essentially the most profitable bowler for West, claiming three wickets.
Frequent heavy showers, which is prone to have an effect on the remainder of this outing, allowed for less than 58.4 overs of motion.
The scores:
South Zone – 1st innings:
R. Samarth b Gaja 7, Mayank Agarwal c Sarfaraz b Sheth 28, Tilak Varma c Harvik b Nagwaswalla 40, Hanuma Vihari b Mulani 63, Ricky Bhui c Harvik b Gaja 9, Sachin Baby c Suryakumar b Mulani 7, Washington Sundar (not out) 22, Sai Kishore c Sarfaraz b Nagwaswalla 5, Vyshak Vijaykumar c Jadeja b Mulani 13, Vidwath Kaverappa c Gaja b Jadeja 8, V. Koushik c Desai b Jadeja 0
Extras (b-2, lb-3, nb-4, w-2): 11; Total (in 78.4 overs): 213.
Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-42, 3-121, 4-138, 5-158, 6-165, 7-176, 8-202, 9-213, 10-213.
North bowling: Nagwaswalla 19-3-62-2, Gaja 16-7-27-2, Jadeja 19.4-6-33-2, Sheth 15-3-47-1, Sarfaraz 1-0-10-0, Mulani 8-2-29-3.
West Zone – 1st innings:
Priyank Panchal c Agarwal b Koushik 11, Prithvi Shaw c Kaverappa b Vyshak 65, Harvik Desai c Bhui b Kaverappa 21, Cheteshwar Pujara c Samarth b Kaverappa 9, Suryakumar Yadav c Vihari b Kaverappa 8, Sarfaraz Khan lbw b Kaverappa 0, Atit Sheth (batting) 5, Shams Mulani c Bhui b Vyshak 0, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (batting) 4
Extras (b-5, lb-1): 6; Total (for seven wkts, in 45 overs): 129.
Fall of wickets: 1-27, 2-97, 3-101, 4-114, 5-116, 6-123, 7-124.
South bowling: Kishore 7-1-24-0, Kaverappa 16-5-44-4, Koushik 10-1-26-1, Vyshak 12-0-29-2.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com