West Zone vs North Zone, Final at Mumbai, Feb 19 2008 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
Final, Wankhede, February 19 - 22, 2008, Duleep Trophy
274 & 231
(T:166) 340 & 166/4

North Zone won by 6 wickets

New

North have prevailed again. VRV Singh took 10 wickets in the game and Dhawan hit a fine 94 in the second innings to take them home. That's it from us. The Duleep Trophy winners, North Zone, will take home 30 lakhs.

58.2
1nb
Makda to S Dhawan, (no ball)

Game over! A no-ball too! Full pitched and Dhawan took out his front leg and went for a heave towards long-on, trying for that six, but he gets a inside edge that takes the ball to long leg. North are the champions!

Can he hit a six?

58.1
Makda to S Dhawan, no run

slightly short of length, cut to mid-off

Over58
10 runs
NOZ 165/4CRR: 2.84
Rajat Bhatia 33 (68b 5x4)Shikhar Dhawan 94 (158b 13x4 1x6)
Rakesh Dhurv0/13 (2)
57.6
Dhurv to Bhatia, no run

really full and dead-batted away

57.5
Dhurv to Bhatia, no run

on the off, defends on the front foot

57.5
5w
Dhurv to Bhatia, 5 wide

oh ho! slips it very wide down the leg sdie and Patel can't collect . Hmm....

57.4
4
Dhurv to Bhatia, FOUR runs

down the leg side and swept to the boundary. 6 to win and Dhawan too needs 6 for his ton

57.3
Dhurv to Bhatia, no run

leans forward to defend again. 10 more to win

57.2
Dhurv to Bhatia, no run

goes back to dead-bat

57.1
1
Dhurv to S Dhawan, 1 run

full and outside off stump, steered to point

Over57
10 runs
NOZ 155/4CRR: 2.71
Rajat Bhatia 29 (63b 4x4)Shikhar Dhawan 93 (157b 13x4 1x6)
Ashraf Makda2/58 (18)
56.6
Makda to Bhatia, no run

on a length, steered to backward point

56.5
3
Makda to S Dhawan, 3 runs

attempted yorker falls short and he whips it through midwicket

56.4
6
Makda to S Dhawan, SIX runs

Six to fine leg and he moves to 90! Slightly short in length, on the leg stump line and he pulls it and it flies over the boundary.

56.3
1
Makda to Bhatia, 1 run
56.2
Makda to Bhatia, no run

steered through backward point

56.1
Makda to Bhatia, no run

leans forward to defend a length delivery

Over56
3 runs
NOZ 145/4CRR: 2.58
Rajat Bhatia 28 (59b 4x4)Shikhar Dhawan 84 (155b 13x4)
Rakesh Dhurv0/3 (1)
55.6
1
Dhurv to Bhatia, 1 run

short in length, outside off stump and is cut to deep point

55.5
Dhurv to Bhatia, no run
55.4
Dhurv to Bhatia, no run

leans forward to push to covers

55.3
Dhurv to Bhatia, no run

charges out but is beaten in flight and then by the turn. Bhatia drags back his feet back into the crease, tries to cut and misses that as well

55.2
1
Dhurv to S Dhawan, 1 run

goes back to turn it behind square leg for a single