South Zone tightened its grip on West Zone on the third day of its Duleep Trophy remaining at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium right here on Friday.
Handy contributions from Mayank Agarwal (35), Hanuma Vihari (42), Ricky Bhui (37) and Sachin Baby (28) pushed South to 181 in seven within the second innings, giving the facet an general lead of 248 runs.
The morning session belonged to South pacer Vidwath Kaverappa, who claimed a First Class career-best haul of seven for 53.
West may add solely 17 runs to its in a single day tally, as Kaverappa cleaned up the three remaining wickets in fast time.
The South batters then consolidated on the helpful 67-run innings lead Mayank and skipper Vihari rescued South from a precarious eight for 2 with a 64-run third-wicket stand.
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Mayank was scalped by left-arm pacer Arzan Nagwaswalla, however the opener didn’t go quietly. After pulling a brief ball to leg gully, Mayank was satisfied that Nagwaswalla had erred by banging in a 3rd bouncer for the over. The third umpire, Saidharshan Kumar, determined that it was a authorized supply.
An aggravated Mayank marched to the match referee’s cabin to protest.
Disaster was averted when Suryakumar Yadav collided with teammate Arpit Vasavada when taking a superb catch to dismiss Sai Kishore. Vasavada was fortunate to keep away from severe damage, as Suryakumar knee narrowly missed the substitute fielder’s head. Vasavada, handled by medical workers for a bleeding nostril, left the sector holding his wrist in ache.
West Zone ‘s Suryakumar Yadav, conflict with Arpit Vasavada, whereas take a catch of South Zone ‘s Sai Kishore, on the third day of Duleep Trophy remaining match between West Zone VS South Zone, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
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Only 66 overs of play was attainable, as dangerous gentle performed spoilsport.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com