da 888casino: North Zone’s powerful batting and incisive bowling in the first innings helped them win their quarterfinal against West Zone on the basis of a first-innings lead
ESPNcricinfo staff09-Oct-2012
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North Zone’s powerful batting and incisive bowling in the first innings helped them win their quarterfinal against West Zone on the basis of a first-innings lead.The final day began with North Zone on 30 for 0 in their second innings and they extended that to 208 for 7 before declaring. All of the top six batsmen got starts but no one made more than Shikhar Dhawan’s 50. They slumped from 111 for 1 and were reduced to 208 for 7. West Zone offspinner Kalmesh Makvana took 5 for 80 to finish the match with figures of 10 for 220.Chasing an academic target of 529, West Zone batted 29 overs to reach 69 for 2 before the match was called off as a draw.