North Zone demonstrated their supremacy over North East in an enthralling match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Despite North East’s valiant effort, they faced a daunting task on Day 3, chasing an enormous target of 666 for victory.

Pulkit Narag and Siddarth Kaul starred for North Zone, dismissing North East for a mere 134 in their first innings. In their second innings, North Zone declared at 259 for 6, with Ankit Kumar, Prabhsimran Singh, and Jayant Yadav leading the charge.

North East struggled in their chase, losing three vital wickets and ending the day at 58 for 3.

Brief Scores: North Zone 540/8 decl. & 259/6 decl. (Ankit Kumar 70, Prabhsimran Singh 59, Jayant Yadav 55*) lead North East Zone 134 (Nilesh Lamichaney 44; Siddarth Kaul 3-16, Pulkit Narag 3-27) & 58/3 by 607 runs (by Cricbuzz)

 

TOPICS: Duleep Trophy