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South Zone vs Central Zone, at Bengaluru, Jan 22 2009 - Match Result

RESULT

Bengaluru, January 22 - 25, 2009, Duleep Trophy

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329 & 377

(T:381) 326 & 255/9

Match drawn

South ease into semi-finals after draw

South ease into semi-finals after draw

Legspinner M Suresh took six Central Zone wickets during an extended spell to seal South Zone's berth in the semi-finals of the Duleep Trophy. Central were faced with the ardous task of scoring 381 in 77 overs and the aggressive approach of their batsmen

25-Jan-2009•The Bulletin by Siddarth Ravindran

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Scorecard summary

South Zone • 329/10(73.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

153 (113)

5/76 (23)

Marripuri Suresh

58* (91)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

2/68 (20)

Central Zone • 326/10(100.3 overs)

1st INNINGS

85 (168)

Lakshmipathy Balaji

3/72 (28.3)

73 (118)

3/92 (25)

South Zone • 377/9(98.3 overs)

2nd INNINGS

118 (218)

5/90 (23.3)

103 (121)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

2/66 (23)

Central Zone • 255/9(67.4 overs)

2nd INNINGS

87 (110)

Marripuri Suresh

6/84 (20)

Tanmay Srivastava

44 (71)

3/26 (8.4)

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Match details

M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Toss	South Zone, elected to bat first
Series	Duleep Trophy
Season	2008/09
Series result	South Zone advanced
Hours of play (local time)	<b>Updates Only</b><br>09.30 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 16.30
Match days	22,23,24,25 January 2009 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Krishna Hariharan Suresh Shastri
Match Referee	Sanjay Patil

Match Coverage

South ease into semi-finals after draw

Legspinner M Suresh took six Central Zone wickets during an extended spell to seal South Zone's berth in the semi-finals of the Duleep Trophy. Central were faced with the ardous task of scoring 381 in 77 overs and the aggressive approach of their batsmen

South ease into semi-finals after draw

Dravid returns to reliable ways

Rahul Dravid played the sort of knock that made him the world's most bankable batsman a few years ago, displaying the confidence, ease and solidity that were once second nature to him

Dravid returns to reliable ways

Dravid and Karthik tons build South's lead

Having gained a narrow first-innings lead early in the day, South Zone consolidated in their second to finish the penultimate day with a semi-final spot all but assured

Dravid and Karthik tons build South's lead

Both sides of Sreesanth

Sreesanth's first bowling stint in the spotlight since last year's IPL was a typically entertaining mix of the sublime and the surreal

Both sides of Sreesanth

South Zone v Central Zone, Duleep Trophy, Bangalore

Match home for the Duleep Trophy game between South Zone and Central Zone

South Zone v Central Zone, Duleep Trophy, Bangalore

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Central Zone Innings

Player Name		R	B
TM Srivastava	caught	44	71
SS Shukla	caught	31	75
YKT Goud	caught	10	15
M Kaif	caught	87	110
Parvinder Singh	caught	34	45
NV Ojha	caught	2	7
B Kumar	caught	7	36
PP Chawla	caught	22	30
M Kartik	caught	0	2
Pankaj Singh	not out	5	20
Extras	(b 1, lb 7, nb 5)
Total	255(9 wkts; 67.4 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	71	Shivakant Shukla	Tanmay Srivastava
2nd	15	Yere Goud	Shivakant Shukla
3rd	12	Mohammad Kaif	Shivakant Shukla
4th	57	Mohammad Kaif	Parvinder Singh
5th	6	Mohammad Kaif	Naman Ojha
6th	23	Mohammad Kaif	Bhuvneshwar Kumar
7th	48	Mohammad Kaif	Piyush Chawla
8th	0	Murali Kartik	Mohammad Kaif
9th	23	Mohammad Kaif	Pankaj Singh

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