North Zone strike early to tighten screws on Central
16 Oct 2012 7:23 AM IST
Yuvraj Singh carried on from where he left on Sunday as he completed a well-deserved double century to put North in a comfortable position at stumps on the second day of their Duleep Trophy semi-final against Central Zone on Monday. Undefeated on 133 overnight, Yuvraj scored a magnificent 208 off only 243 balls with the help of 33 boundaries and three huge sixes as North managed a commendable 451 in 119.2 overs. Central then crawled to 146 for five in 58 overs when stumps were drawn. They still need 306 runs to get an all-important first innings lead which now looks highly unlikely.
It was another day which was dominated by Yuvraj's blade as he added 75 runs to his overnight score and in the process scored 58 of those runs in boundaries. He added 13 more fours to his 20 hits and another big six to the couple he hit off Murali Kartik on Sunday. However, the lower middle-order of North Zone couldn't provide him a lot of support as he was the only player who attacked Central bowling. Yuvraj was finally removed by Murali Kartik.
Central openers Tanmay Srivastava and Vineet Saxena sedately added 64 runs in 30-odd overs but their defensive approach only increased the pressure on the team. While Srivastava was run-out after making 23 off 89 balls, Saxena's painstaking innings of 33 made off 115 balls ended when Amit Mishra got him caught by Yuvraj.
Brief scores: North Zone: 451 all out in 119.2 overs [Yuvraj Singh 208, P Kumar 4/92]; Central Zone: 146/5 [V Saxena 33, P Awana 2/29].
It was another day which was dominated by Yuvraj's blade as he added 75 runs to his overnight score and in the process scored 58 of those runs in boundaries. He added 13 more fours to his 20 hits and another big six to the couple he hit off Murali Kartik on Sunday. However, the lower middle-order of North Zone couldn't provide him a lot of support as he was the only player who attacked Central bowling. Yuvraj was finally removed by Murali Kartik.
Central openers Tanmay Srivastava and Vineet Saxena sedately added 64 runs in 30-odd overs but their defensive approach only increased the pressure on the team. While Srivastava was run-out after making 23 off 89 balls, Saxena's painstaking innings of 33 made off 115 balls ended when Amit Mishra got him caught by Yuvraj.
Brief scores: North Zone: 451 all out in 119.2 overs [Yuvraj Singh 208, P Kumar 4/92]; Central Zone: 146/5 [V Saxena 33, P Awana 2/29].
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