Duleep Trophy: Sooryavanshi, Kishan take East into the final
East Zone defeated Central Zone by four wickets to secure a spot in the Duleep Trophy final. Key performances from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan helped the team chase down the target within three days.
Why it matters
The Duleep Trophy is a premier domestic cricket tournament in India that serves as a critical selection ground for the national team.
For a second game running, East Zone wrapped up victory inside three days, beating Central Zone by four wickets to enter the Duleep Trophy final at the BCCI Centre of Excellence here on Tuesday.
Set 159 to win, East rode on another high-impact knock from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (40, 43b, 3x4, 2x6) before skipper Ishan Kishan (39 n.o., 41b, 4x4, 1x6) carried the team home.
Sooryavanshi was not as aggressive as in the first essay, taking 37 balls to reach 22. But in the 14th over, he took off, hitting Yash Thakur for three fours and a six.
The maximum was also his best shot of the innings — a lofted drive over mid-off, with the 15-year-old holding his pose like a top-draw fashion icon.
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