Duleep Trophy: Mushtaq fifer puts brake on West Zone
Mushtaq’s 5 for 39 helped North Zone seize control after West Zone were bowled out for 187.
- On Monday, Abid Mushtaq claimed 5 for 39 to help North Zone bowl out West Zone for 187 in the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
- Thriving on red-soil tracks, Mushtaq explained that he gets excited by such surfaces, allowing him to mix deliveries targeting the stumps and pads.
- Dismissing Ruturaj Gaikwad and Urvil Patel leg-before, Mushtaq ensured four of his five wickets came via bowled or leg-before dismissals.
- North Zone established a 171-run lead with Ayush Badoni unbeaten on 39, though bad light and rain ended proceedings on Monday.
- Concurrently, East Zone scored 467, leaving North East Zone facing a mammoth 349-run deficit after being bowled out for 111.
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Abid Mushtaq, Arshdeep Singh star as North Zone seize control against West Zone on Day 2 of Duleep Trophy QF
Left-arm spinner Abid Mushtaq and pacer Arshdeep Singh produced impressive spells as North Zone gained the upper hand over West Zone on Day 2 of their Duleep Trophy 2026 quarterfinal at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1 on Monday.
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