BENGALURU: Pacer Murasingh‘s five-wicket haul fuelled East Zone’s stroll to command in opposition to Central Zone on Day 1 of their Duleep Trophy quarterfinal right here on the Alur Grounds on Wednesday.
The Tripura fast bagged 5 for 42 as East bundled out Central for 182. At shut, East had been 32 for two and in arrears by 150 runs.
Under overcast skies, Murasingh troubled the Central batsmen together with his accuracy and motion. Rinku Singh has been the most important draw within the Central batting unit, however the left-hander fell to left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem for 38 to lock their fall.
That Rinku’s 38 was the very best particular person rating for Central on the day underlined their batting woes.
The lone second of solidity got here when Rinku and wicketkeeper batsman Upendra Yadav added 61 runs for the fourth wicket to carry Central from 86 for 4 to 147.
However, Murasingh snapped that alliance to deal a physique blow to Central innings.
The East Zone began off to the worst begin attainable, shedding captain Abhimanyu Easwaran for a nought off the primary ball he confronted. Pacer Avesh Khan trapped him in entrance of the wicket.
Avesh added one other wicket to his kitty when he gained a leg-before enchantment in opposition to Shantanu Mishra when the batter was on six, and the dismissal giving some solace to Central after a tough day with the bat.
The Tripura fast bagged 5 for 42 as East bundled out Central for 182. At shut, East had been 32 for two and in arrears by 150 runs.
Under overcast skies, Murasingh troubled the Central batsmen together with his accuracy and motion. Rinku Singh has been the most important draw within the Central batting unit, however the left-hander fell to left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem for 38 to lock their fall.
That Rinku’s 38 was the very best particular person rating for Central on the day underlined their batting woes.
The lone second of solidity got here when Rinku and wicketkeeper batsman Upendra Yadav added 61 runs for the fourth wicket to carry Central from 86 for 4 to 147.
However, Murasingh snapped that alliance to deal a physique blow to Central innings.
The East Zone began off to the worst begin attainable, shedding captain Abhimanyu Easwaran for a nought off the primary ball he confronted. Pacer Avesh Khan trapped him in entrance of the wicket.
Avesh added one other wicket to his kitty when he gained a leg-before enchantment in opposition to Shantanu Mishra when the batter was on six, and the dismissal giving some solace to Central after a tough day with the bat.
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