Saurabh and Basant lead East fightback
15 Oct 2012 8:25 AM IST
Jharkhand batsman Saurabh Tiwary and Orissa all-rounder Basant Mohanty scripted an impressive recovery with an undefeated century-plus stand as East Zone reached 187 for six at stumps on Day One of their Duleep Trophy semifinal against South Zone on Sunday.
Tiwary [84*] and Mohanty [51*] added 121 runs in 32.2 overs for the seventh wicket after East were reduced to 66/6 by the 38th over. South Zone skipper Vinay Kumar opted to field first as he wanted to make full use of any juice that was available on the track. Vinay struck early to dismiss opener Dheeraj Jadhav [1] while Abhimanyu Mithun removed Manish Vardhan soon after.
BRIEF SCORES: East Zone 187/6 in 70 overs [Saurabh Tiwary 84*, B Mohanty 51*, S Binny 2/40] vs South Zone.
Tiwary [84*] and Mohanty [51*] added 121 runs in 32.2 overs for the seventh wicket after East were reduced to 66/6 by the 38th over. South Zone skipper Vinay Kumar opted to field first as he wanted to make full use of any juice that was available on the track. Vinay struck early to dismiss opener Dheeraj Jadhav [1] while Abhimanyu Mithun removed Manish Vardhan soon after.
BRIEF SCORES: East Zone 187/6 in 70 overs [Saurabh Tiwary 84*, B Mohanty 51*, S Binny 2/40] vs South Zone.
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