Duleep Trophy SF: South in control despite Khajuria’s 128; Central tighten grip over West - The Statesman

Duleep Trophy | South Zone in front despite Khajuria ton

Starting the day staring at surpassing an imposing 536, North Zone seemed to be in all sorts of trouble when they were reduced to 38/2 after opening pacers Gurjapneet Singh (3/67) and MD Nidheesh dished out a strong display with the new ball at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. The duo bent their backs and elicited several appeals to leave North under a lot of pressure.

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Yadav (87, 181 balls) and Dubey (75, 93 balls) were involved in a 134-run alliance for the sixth wicket that took the match away from West Zone.

Duleep Trophy SF: South in control despite Khajuria’s 128; Central tighten grip over West - The Statesman

North’s reply began poorly as pacer Gurjapneet Singh struck early, trapping captain Ankit Kumar leg before in the sixth over and later bowling Yash Dhull (14).

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Shubham Khajuria (128*, 245b, 20x4, 1x6) displayed dogged resilience even as North Zone suffered a late blip in its Duleep Trophy semifinal against South Zone.

N Jagadeesan’s Fifty Seals South Zone’s Place in Duleep Trophy Final Against Central Zone

N Jagadeesan struck an unbeaten 52 to extend South Zone’s dominance as they advanced to the final of the Duleep Trophy after taking a 175-run first-innings lead against North Zone here on Sunday. South Zone will take on Central Zone in the summit clash of the tournament here from September 11.South Zone reached 95 for one when the game was called off with Jagadeesan, who had struck a brilliant 197 in the first innings, reaching 52 not out off 69…

South Zone advance to Duleep Trophy final after draw with North Zone

Bengaluru, Sep 7 (PTI) N Jagadeesan struck an unbeaten 52 to extend South Zone's dominance as they advanced to the final of the Duleep Trophy after taking a 175-run first-innings lead against North Zone here on Sunday. South Zone will take on Central Zone in the summit clash of the tournament here from September 11. South Zone reached 95 for one when the game was called off with Jagadeesan, who had struck a brilliant 197 in the first innings, re…