Chennai: East Zone lost three quick wickets and were reeling at 64 for three wickets after the second day of the Duleep Trophy final in Chennai. Rain spoilt five sessions and play could only begin in the last session of the second day.
Central Zone won the toss and elected to bowl first, their seamers responded well to the captain’s call and bowled at a good line and length. East Zone openers, Dheeraj Jadhav and Natraj Behera played cautiously, before Jadhav got out to Jalaj S Saxena.
Saxena then got Behera out with score at 55. Last match’s hero Bhuvneshwar Kumar got the wicket of Anustup Majumdar before the play was called off.
Brief Score:
East Zone 64/3 (J Saxena 2-12)
By Indian Sports News Network