Duleep Trophy 2023: Central Zone secure semis spot with 170-run win
The HinduSaurabh Kumar’s career-best First Class bowling figures helped Central Zone hammer East Zone by 170 runs to book a semifinal spot in the Duleep Trophy 2023–24 edition on day four at the Alur Cricket Ground on Saturday. With Saurabh razing the East top-order to the ground last evening, it was only a formality of four wickets for Central on the final morning after setting up a 300-run target. AS IT HAPPENED: DULEEP TROPHY 2023 QUARTERFINALS - DAY 4, CENTRAL VS EAST, NORTH VS NORTH EAST The Uttar Pradesh tweaker darted a ball into Parag’s pads in the fifth over of the morning, trapping him leg-before for his 20th First Class five-wicket haul. Saurabh Kumar’s career-best First Class bowling figures helped Central Zone hammer East Zone by 170 | Photo Credit: Lalith Kalidas/ Sportstar While Central missed a chance to grasp the game early by batting big in the first innings after winning the toss, it made up for it with its clinical bowling across both outings.