Do you follow Indian
domestic Cricket ?
At Delhi, the Duleep Trophy
finals is on…… the Duleep Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition
played in India between teams representing geographical zones of India. The
competition is named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji (also known as
"Duleep"). East Zone were the winners last year. The competition was started by the Board of
Control for Cricket in India in the 1961–62 season. The inaugural tournament
was won by West Zone who defeated South Zone in the final by 10 wickets. North Zone and West Zone have been the most
successful teams with 18 wins each. At
Delhi, Rahul (batting on 121 off 132
balls) oozed authority and class after Bist had done all the hard work by
batting with the tail and setting up a target of 301 for Central Zone. Today, South just needed another 117 runs with nine batsmen to follow.
Robin Uthappa was out for 30 - KL Rahul
unbeaten 121 and Baba Aparajith 3o n.o. were at the crease- SZ 184 for 1.
Cuttack is the former capital and the second largest
city in Odisha. The name of the city
bears reference to the ancient Barabati Fort around which the city initially
developed. Cuttack is also known as the Millennium City due to its history of
1000 years and the Silver City due to its famous silver filigree works. Cuttack
(or Kataka) was founded by King Nrupa Keshari in 989 AD. The match is played at Barabati Stadium owned
and operated by the Odisha Cricket Association. The Barabati Fort, a 14th-century fort built by
the Ganga dynasty sits next to the modern Barabati Stadium.
A staggering mid-innings
explosion from openers Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan set India on course
for 363 for 5 in the first ODI in Cuttack.
Lankans folded for 194 giving India a big win. Away at Abudhabi, Australia are
struggling. The scoreline reads : Australia
261 and 143 for 4 (Warner 58, Zulfiqur Babar 3-65) need another 460 runs to
beat Pakistan 570 for 6 dec and 293 for 3 dec (Misbah-ul-Haq 101*, Azhar Ali
100*)
It has been a Series where
Aussies have been tamed and records are tumbling one after another. Pakistan's UAE flattening of Australia
entered totally unprecedented dimensions on day four in Abu Dhabi, as Misbah's
second century of the match occupied just 56 balls - the same tally required by
Viv Richards against England in Antigua 28 years ago. Glen Turner scored 101 and 110* in both
innings of a Test against Australia in 1974. Since then, Australia have played
425 Tests; no one ever achieved the feat of twin centuries against them. This Test series witnessed three Pakistani
batsmen score centuries in both innings of a Test. Younis Khan did it in the
first Test with 106 and 103*, while Azhar Ali (109 and 100*) and Misbah Ul Haq
(101 and 101*) did it in the second Test. Something that was not managed over
40 years and 425 Tests was achieved by 3 Pakistanis in just 10 days and 2
Tests.
Getting back to Duleep
trophy, Central Zone made 276 (Bist 79);
SZ gained big lead making 379 379 (Rahul 185, Uthappa 80, Vihari 75, Murtaza
4-59). Central fought back strongly
making 403 (Bist 112*, Fazal 72, Saxena
71, Gopal 4-60) – set to score 301 and starting the day at 184 for 1 – SZ faltered,
yes… !! Central Zone beat South Zone 291 (Rahul 130, Aparajith 56,
Chawla 3-83, Murtaza 3-59) by nine runs.
In an amazing turnaround,
triggered by Central Zone's spinners and some panicky batting from South Zone,
Central snatched the Duleep Trophy title by nine runs - the narrowest win in
the tournament's history, in terms of runs. This was Central's first Duleep
triumph in ten seasons. From 203 for 1
at one stage, SZ were all out for 291.
Pankaj Singh and Jalaj S Saxena too chipped with 2 apiece. Recall that in Aug 2014 at England Pankaj
Singh’s debut became forgettable as he went on to secure the dubious record of
most expensive in debut – the towering 1.98m paceman finished with a match haul
of 0-179 when England declared its
second innings on 4-205 in the third Test at Southampton.
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
2nd Nov 2014.
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