After losing to Central Zone six times in a row (five times in the Deodhar Trophy and recently in the Duleep final), South, gained sweet revenge over their nemesis. They will now take on West in the last four clash on Monday.
A brilliant hundred by one of the heroes of India's U-19 World Cup triumph in 2012, Baba Aparajith (113, 105b, 8x4, 2x6), and his magnificent 124-run stand for the fourth wicket in 109 balls with Karun Nair (74, 62b, 9x4), helped South Zone post 296 for nine after being put in. The match began after everyone at the ground observed a two-minute silence in memory of Australian opener Phil Hughes, who tragically died on Thursday after being struck by a bouncer at Sydney during a Sheffield Shield game.
A listless Central succumbed to Vinay Kumar in the beginning of the chase itself, and never recovered from there, with only Arjit Gupta (66, 49b, 5x4, 5x6) showing some spine. While all the five national selectors present at the ground must have been pleased with Aparajith and Nair's batting, Kumar's burst with the ball (6-2-8-3), apart from a smartly effected run out, would have reminded them of his case for the ODI Tri-series that follows the Tests in Australia.
Aparajith and Nair's efforts on Saturday promise much from them in the future. The youngsters joined forces after their team had slipped to 88 for three, and quickly took the game away from the opposition. Showing their prowess against spin, both made mincemeat of Central Zone tweakers Piyush Chawla and Kuldeep Yadav, smashing them for 115 runs in 14 overs. Being the skipper, it must have been embarrassing for Chawla to go for 61 off seven overs, while Yadav, who was included in the India squad not too long ago on account of being a 'surprise weapon,' gave away only seven less in as many overs.
Brief scores: South Zone 2969 (Baba Aparajith 113, Karun Nair 74; Pankaj Singh 545) bt Central Zone 180 in 36.3 overs (Arijit Gupta 66, Mukul Dagar 47; R Vinay Kumar 38)
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