Duleep Trophy 2023 semifinal: Sheth leads West Zone fightback after Mavi rattles top-order
The HinduOn a windy day, where it threatened to rain almost constantly, Central Zone restricted the much-fancied West Zone to 216 for eight on the first day of the Duleep Trophy semifinal at the Alur Cricket Ground in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The Central side was at its restrictive best as it kept the run rate under three throughout the day, as it looks for a first win over West in the Duleep Trophy in 25 years. Avesh’s involvement in the day’s play though would soon end after he and Rinku Singh left the field injured, following a collision between the two while attempting to take a catch. Pujara and Sheth looked steady in their 45-run partnership, before the Saurashtra batter – after having played out more than 100 deliveries without erring – uncharacteristically flashed at a short ball from Mavi to offer a simple catch to Amandeep Khare at first slip.