Biplab keeps East in hunt
16 Oct 2012 7:26 AM IST
Orissa all-rounder Biplab Samantray's fine spell kept defending champions East Zone in hunt for a berth in Duleep Trophy final as South were precariously placed at 134 for five at stumps on the second day after bowling out their opponents for 267.
Samantray took 3/22 in 14.1 overs as South Zone now depend heavily on their last recognized batting pair of left-hander Amit Verma and wicketkeeper CM Gautham who now need to add another 134 runs in order to get first innings lead. Samantray got rid of Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey and Stuart Binny Earlier, Saurabh Tiwary duly completed his century and scored a patient 145 off 267 balls and his partnership of 153 runs for the seventh wicket with Basant Mohanty [58] that helped them reach a decent enough total after being reduced to 66 for six on the first day.
Brief scores: East Zone: 267 [Saurabh Tiwary 145, Basant Mohanty 58, A Mithun 4/68, S Binny 3/46]; South Zone: 134/5 [Samantray 3/22].
Samantray took 3/22 in 14.1 overs as South Zone now depend heavily on their last recognized batting pair of left-hander Amit Verma and wicketkeeper CM Gautham who now need to add another 134 runs in order to get first innings lead. Samantray got rid of Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey and Stuart Binny Earlier, Saurabh Tiwary duly completed his century and scored a patient 145 off 267 balls and his partnership of 153 runs for the seventh wicket with Basant Mohanty [58] that helped them reach a decent enough total after being reduced to 66 for six on the first day.
Brief scores: East Zone: 267 [Saurabh Tiwary 145, Basant Mohanty 58, A Mithun 4/68, S Binny 3/46]; South Zone: 134/5 [Samantray 3/22].
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