Duleep Trophy: West Zone big guns fail to fire as Central in control on Day 1
Updated On: 06 July, 2023 08:02 AM IST | Alur | PTI
he day’s hero was Delhi’s Rana, whose 31 off 22 balls, batting at No. 9 took North closer to 200-run target that seemed a distant reality after the seventh wicket fell at 123
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Shivam Mavi
Central Zone bowlers led by captain Shivam Mavi (4-43) silenced the big guns in the West Zone batting line-up to restrict them to 216 for 8 and take control of the proceedings on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy semi-final here on Wednesday. The lone point of resistance for West came from Atit Sheth who made a composed 74 off 129 balls.
West Zone’s Prithvi Shaw (26) and captain Priyank Panchal (13) started on a confident note, and they had the assistance of fortune as well. Shaw was given a life on 16 when Vivek Singh dropped him at first slip off pacer Yash Thakur.
The dismissal opened the flood gate as West lost wickets at regular intervals. Suryakumar Yadav (7) was also given a reprieve on 7 as Vivek dropped his second catch of the match, this time off Shivam Mavi. Sarfaraz Khan (0) came to this match riding on a mountain of runs that he had scored over the last three domestic seasons. But on this day, all he could do was last for a 12-ball nought, dragging a Mavi delivery back onto his stumps.
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