Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Michael Vandort	b Joginder Sharma	14	33	57	2	0	42.42
Mahela Udawatte	lbw b Gagandeep Singh	1	9	14	0	0	11.11
Malinda Warnapura	c Yashpal Singh b Gagandeep Singh	65	81	117	11	1	80.24
Thilan Samaraweera (c)	c †Rawat b Joginder Sharma	0	6	9	0	0	0.00
Jehan Mubarak	b Rajesh Sharma	39	59	103	7	0	66.10
Chamara Silva	c Yashpal Singh b Gagandeep Singh	84	98	130	13	0	85.71
Kaushal Silva †	run out (Joginder Sharma)	27	51	79	4	0	52.94
Rangana Herath	c Rana b Rajesh Sharma	17	24	42	2	0	70.83
Akalanka Ganegama	not out	31	41	58	5	1	75.60
Dhammika Prasad	c Manhas b Rajesh Sharma	7	11	9	1	0	63.63
Ishara Amerasinghe	lbw b Rajesh Sharma	0	10	17	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 3, nb 8)	11
Total	69.1 Ov (RR: 4.27, 322 Mins)	296
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Mahela Udawatte, 3.1 ov), 2-42 (Michael Vandort, 11.4 ov), 3-48 (Thilan Samaraweera, 13.4 ov), 4-110 (Malinda Warnapura, 26.2 ov), 5-144 (Jehan Mubarak, 35.1 ov), 6-232 (Kaushal Silva, 53.6 ov), 7-243 (Chamara Silva, 56.3 ov), 8-271 (Rangana Herath, 63.2 ov), 9-279 (Dhammika Prasad, 65.4 ov), 10-296 (Ishara Amerasinghe, 69.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ashish Nehra	16	0	87	0	5.43	59	14	0	0	0
Gagandeep Singh	18	4	67	3	3.72	87	11	1	0	0
3.1 to ML Udawatte, . 4/1 26.2 to SM Warnapura, . 110/4 56.3 to LPC Silva, . 243/7
Joginder Sharma	13	2	33	2	2.53	63	4	0	0	6
11.4 to MG Vandort, . 42/2 13.4 to TT Samaraweera, . 48/3
Sachin Rana	6	0	21	0	3.50	27	2	0	0	2
Rajesh Sharma	16.1	1	85	4	5.25	64	14	1	0	0
35.1 to J Mubarak, . 144/5 63.2 to HMRKB Herath, . 271/8 65.4 to KTGD Prasad, . 279/9 69.1 to MKDI Amerasinghe, . 296/10

North Zone 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Aakash Chopra	lbw b Herath	188	400	574	26	0	47.00
Gautam Gambhir	b Amerasinghe	7	23	55	1	0	30.43
Ravneet Ricky	c Samaraweera b Amerasinghe	122	227	307	16	1	53.74
Mithun Manhas (c)	lbw b Amerasinghe	29	49	82	3	0	59.18
Yashpal Singh	lbw b Mubarak	77	156	236	7	0	49.35
Mahesh Rawat †	not out	104	201	263	13	0	51.74
Joginder Sharma	c LPC Silva b Herath	72	90	116	7	1	80.00
Sachin Rana	c LPC Silva b Herath	0	4	7	0	0	0.00
Gagandeep Singh	not out	2	17	30	0	0	11.76
Extras	(b 6, lb 12, nb 15, w 2)	35
Total	192 Ov (RR: 3.31, 838 Mins)	636/7d
Did not bat: Ashish Nehra, Rajesh Sharma
Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Gautam Gambhir, 11.2 ov), 2-265 (Ravneet Ricky, 83.1 ov), 3-323 (Mithun Manhas, 99.3 ov), 4-411 (Aakash Chopra, 128.5 ov), 5-490 (Yashpal Singh, 154.2 ov), 6-616 (Joginder Sharma, 182.5 ov), 7-620 (Sachin Rana, 184.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Akalanka Ganegama	31	6	104	0	3.35	138	16	1	0	0
Dhammika Prasad	29	3	116	0	4.00	118	17	0	1	0
Ishara Amerasinghe	38	3	124	3	3.26	163	14	0	0	7
11.2 to G Gambhir, . 51/1 83.1 to RS Ricky, . 265/2 99.3 to M Manhas, . 323/3
Rangana Herath	66	14	201	3	3.04	295	24	0	1	8
128.5 to A Chopra, . 411/4 182.5 to Joginder Sharma, . 616/6 184.3 to S Rana, . 620/7
Jehan Mubarak	15	1	34	1	2.26	64	1	1	0	0
154.2 to Yashpal Singh, . 490/5
Chamara Silva	10	0	29	0	2.90	34	0	0	0	0
Thilan Samaraweera	3	0	10	0	3.33	11	1	0	0	0

Sri Lanka A 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Michael Vandort	b Rajesh Sharma	37	80	111	7	0	46.25
Mahela Udawatte	c †Rawat b Joginder Sharma	28	76	118	7	0	36.84
Malinda Warnapura	not out	149	269	385	23	0	55.39
Thilan Samaraweera (c)	b Rajesh Sharma	31	54	82	6	0	57.40
Jehan Mubarak	lbw b Rajesh Sharma	36	74	104	4	1	48.64
Chamara Silva	lbw b Joginder Sharma	34	26	35	7	0	130.76
Kaushal Silva †	lbw b Nehra	35	36	37	6	0	97.22
Rangana Herath	c Gagandeep Singh b Nehra	23	14	25	4	0	164.28
Akalanka Ganegama	c Nehra b Rajesh Sharma	4	12	20	1	0	33.33
Dhammika Prasad	lbw b Rajesh Sharma	17	38	54	1	1	44.73
Ishara Amerasinghe	c Chopra b Manhas	1	10	12	0	0	10.00
Extras	(b 8, lb 11, nb 11, w 1)	31
Total	113 Ov (RR: 3.76, 495 Mins)	426
Fall of wickets: 1-71 (Michael Vandort, 25.1 ov), 2-71 (Mahela Udawatte, 26.3 ov), 3-139 (Thilan Samaraweera, 45.2 ov), 4-229 (Jehan Mubarak, 71.1 ov), 5-272 (Chamara Silva, 78.5 ov), 6-316 (Kaushal Silva, 86.5 ov), 7-346 (Rangana Herath, 92.4 ov), 8-370 (Akalanka Ganegama, 96.5 ov), 9-417 (Dhammika Prasad, 109.2 ov), 10-426 (Ishara Amerasinghe, 112.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ashish Nehra	30	6	124	2	4.13	131	24	0	0	0
86.5 to JK Silva, . 316/6 92.4 to HMRKB Herath, . 346/7
Gagandeep Singh	18	4	58	0	3.22	84	10	0	0	0
Rajesh Sharma	43	12	119	5	2.76	205	18	0	0	0
25.1 to MG Vandort, . 71/1 45.2 to TT Samaraweera, . 139/3 71.1 to J Mubarak, . 229/4 96.5 to WCA Ganegama, . 370/8 109.2 to KTGD Prasad, . 417/9
Joginder Sharma	18	2	95	2	5.27	74	13	1	1	11
26.3 to ML Udawatte, . 71/2 78.5 to LPC Silva, . 272/5
Mithun Manhas	4	1	11	1	2.75	21	1	1	0	0
112.6 to MKDI Amerasinghe, . 426/10

North Zone 2nd Innings (T: 87 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Aakash Chopra	not out	51	67	80	9	0	76.11
Gautam Gambhir	c Vandort b Herath	16	17	28	2	0	94.11
Ravneet Ricky	c sub (BMAJ Mendis) b Mubarak	18	27	48	3	0	66.66
Joginder Sharma	not out	0	0	2	0	0	-
Extras	(nb 2)	2
Total	18.1 Ov (RR: 4.78, 80 Mins)	87/2
Did not bat: Mithun Manhas (c), Yashpal Singh, Mahesh Rawat †, Gagandeep Singh, Ashish Nehra, Sachin Rana, Rajesh Sharma
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Gautam Gambhir, 6.3 ov), 2-83 (Ravneet Ricky, 17.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Akalanka Ganegama	6	0	24	0	4.00	25	4	0	0	0
Ishara Amerasinghe	2	0	6	0	3.00	9	1	0	0	0
Rangana Herath	7.1	0	42	1	5.86	25	6	0	0	2
6.3 to G Gambhir, . 25/1
Dhammika Prasad	1	0	12	0	12.00	3	3	0	0	0
Jehan Mubarak	2	0	3	1	1.50	9	0	0	0	0
17.6 to RS Ricky, . 83/2

Unlocking the magic of Statsguru

Close of Play

Sun, 12 Nov - day 1 - North Zone 1st innings 51/0 (Aakash Chopra 39*, Gautam Gambhir 7*, 11 ov)

Mon, 13 Nov - day 2 - North Zone 1st innings 321/2 (Aakash Chopra 135*, Mithun Manhas 29*, 98.2 ov)

Tue, 14 Nov - day 3 - North Zone 1st innings 627/7 (Mahesh Rawat 96*, Gagandeep Singh 1*, 189 ov)

Wed, 15 Nov - day 4 - Sri Lanka A 2nd innings 259/4 (Malinda Warnapura 82*, Chamara Silva 26*, 76.1 ov)

Thu, 16 Nov - day 5 - North Zone 2nd innings 87/2 (18.1 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Sri Lanka A 50 runs in 73 mins, 14.4 overs
BSM Warnapura 50 runs in 88 mins, 64 balls, 9x4, 1x6
Sri Lanka A 100 runs in 126 mins, 25.1 overs
4th wicket Partnership BSM Warnapura/J Mubarak 50 runs in 55 mins, 67 balls
At Lunch: Sri Lanka A 125/4 (J Mubarak 29*, LPC Silva 12*, 31 overs)
Sri Lanka A 150 runs in 183 mins, 37.6 overs
5th wicket Partnership LPC Silva/JK Silva 50 runs in 46 mins, 67 balls
LPC Silva 50 runs in 77 mins, 57 balls, 10x4
Sri Lanka A 200 runs in 223 mins, 47.4 overs
At Tea: Sri Lanka A 245/7 (HMRKB Herath 9*, WCA Ganegama 0*, 58 overs)
Sri Lanka A 250 runs in 278 mins, 59.4 overs
North Zone 50 runs in 53 mins, 10.5 overs
1st Wicket Partnership A Chopra/G Gambhir 50 runs in 53 mins, 66 balls
Play was called off due to bad light

Day 2

Chopra 50 runs in 83 mins, 66 balls, 10x4
North Zone 100 runs in 152 mins, 33.6 overs
2nd Wicket Partnership A Chopra/RS Ricky 50 runs in 96 mins, 140 balls
At Lunch: North Zone 137/1 (A Chopra 69*, RS Ricky 47*, 45 overs)
2nd Wicket Partnership A Chopra/RS Ricky 100 runs 162 mins, 229 balls
North Zone 150 runs in 215 mins, 47.3 overs
RS Ricky 50 runs in 155 mins, 108 balls 9x4
North Zone 200 runs in 262 mins, 60.4 overs
2nd Wicket Partnership A Chopra/RS Ricky 150 runs in 216 mins, 310 balls
A Chopra 100 runs in 307 mins, 229 balls 16x4
RS Ricky 100 runs in 255 mins, 183 balls, 15x4, 1x6
At Tea: North Zone 231/1 (A Chopra 101*, RS Ricky 105, 75 overs)
North Zone 250 runs in 342 mins, 77.6 overs
New Ball taken after 82 overs
2nd Wicket Partnership A Chopra/RS Ricky 200 runs in 286 mins, 407 balls
North Zone 300 runs in 410 mins, 91.5 overs
Play was called off due to bad light

Day 3

North Zone 350 runs 503 mins, 111.01 balls
A Chopra 150 runs in 503 mins, 317 balls, 20x4
4th Wicket Partnership A Chopra/Yashpal Singh 50 runs in 83 mins, 106 balls
North Zone 400 run 558 mins, 123.3 overs
At Lunch: North Zone 426/4 (Yashpal Singh 38*, M Rawat 11*, 132 overs)
Yashpal Singh 50 runs in 157 mins, 102 balls, 5x4
North Zone 450 runs in 620 mins, 139.1 overs
North Zone 500 runs in 691 mins, 156.2 overs
M Rawat 50 runs in 132 mins, 110 balls, 6x4
At Tea: North Zone 524/5 (M Rawat 52*, Joginder Sharma 14*, 163 overs)
New Ball Taken after 175 overs
6th Wicket Partnership M Rawat/Joginder Sharma 50 runs in 50 mins, 92 balls,
North Zone 550 runs in 742 mins, 171. overs
Joginder Sharma 50 runs in 81 mins, 67 balls, 4x4, 1x6
6th Wicket Partnership M Rawat/Joginder Sharma 100 runs 85 mins, 136 balls
North Zone 600 runs in 776 mins, 177.4 overs

Day 4

M Rawat 100 runs in 253 mins, 192 balls, 12x4
Sri Lanka A 50 runs in 85 mins, 19 overs
1st Wicket Partnership MG Vandort/ML Udawatte 50 runs in 85 mins, 114 balls
At Lunch: Sri Lanka A 73/2 (SM Warnapura 0*, TT Samaraweera 1*, 29 overs)
Sri Lanka A 100 runs in 149 mins, 33.1 overs
3rd Wicket Partnership BSM Warnapura/TT Samaraweera 50 runs in 49 mins, 69 balls
Sri Lanka A 150 runs in 212 mins, 47.5 overs
BSM Warnapura 50 runs in 137 mins, 98 balls, 9x4
At Tea: Sri Lanka A 188 (SM Warnapura 53*, J Mubarak 24*, 57 overs)
4th Wicket Partnership BSM Warnapura/J Mubarak 50 runs in 54 mins, 81 balls
Sri Lanka A 200 runs in 264 mins, 60.1 overs
Sri Lanka A 250 runs in 319 mins, 73.5 overs
Play was called off due to bad light

Day 5

Sri Lanka A 300 runs in 370 mins, 84.4 overs
BSM Warnapura 100 runs in 287 mins, 199 balls, 15x4
Sri Lanka A 350 runs in 414 mins, 93.2 overs
Sri Lanka A 400 runs in 457 mins, 102.2 overs
At Lunch: Sri Lanka A 417/8 (SM Warnapura 143*, KTGD Prasad 17*, 109 overs)
North Zone 50 runs in 52 mins, 12.2 overs
2nd Wicket Partnership A Chopra/RS Ricky 50 runs in 33 mins, 49 balls
A Chopra 50 runs in 80 mins, 9x4

Match Details

Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Toss	North Zone, elected to field first
Series	Duleep Trophy
Season	2006/07
Series result	North Zone won the 2006/07 Duleep Trophy
Hours of play (local time)	09.00 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.00
Match days	12,13,14,15,16 November 2006 - day (5-day match)
Umpires	Amiesh Saheba Suresh Shastri
TV Umpire	Francis Gomes
Match Referee	Narayanan Kutty

Match Coverage

All Match News

North Zone lift Duleep Trophy

Despite Malinda Warnapura's battling hundred, North Zone clinched the Duleep Trophy with an eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka A at the Eden Gardens

Warnapura leads Sri Lankan resistance

Malinda Warnapura led Sri Lanka A's resistance on a day on which North Zone struggled to maintain their control over the Duleep Trophy final at the Eden Gardens

North Zone pile on the runs

Led by Aakash Chopra's 188 and half-centuries from Yashpal Singh, Mahesh Rawat and Joginder Sharma, North Zone pummelled a hapless Sri Lanka A into the ground on day four of the Duleep Trophy final at the Eden Gardens

Chopra & Ricky give North the lead

Akash Chopra and Ravneet Ricky slammed centuries to put North Zone in an impregnable position in the Duleep Trophy final against Sri Lanka A at the Eden Gardens

North Zone take first day's honours

Led by Gagandeep Singh and Rajesh Sharma's crucial strikes either side of lunch, North Zone reined in a blow-hot-blow-cold Sri Lanka A and took the first day's honours at Kolkata

Instant answers to T20 questions

Ask a question

North Zone Innings

Player Name		R	B
A Chopra	not out	51	67
G Gambhir	caught	16	17
RS Ricky	caught	18	27
Joginder Sharma	not out	0	0
Extras	(nb 2)
Total	87(2 wkts; 18.1 ovs)

Player Name	O	R	W	Econ
WCA Ganegama	6	24	0	4
MKDI Amerasinghe	2	6	0	3
HMRKB Herath	7.1	42	1	5.86 (2 nb)
KTGD Prasad	1	12	0	12
J Mubarak	2	3	1	1.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	25	Gautam Gambhir	Aakash Chopra
2nd	58	Ravneet Ricky	Aakash Chopra
3rd	4	Aakash Chopra	Joginder Sharma

<1 / 3>

Duleep Trophy

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SL-A	2	2	0	0	8
NOZ	2	0	0	2	4
SOZ	2	1	1	0	4
EAZ	2	0	0	2	2
CEZ	2	0	0	2	0
WEZ	2	0	2	0	0

Full Table