Archive · 25 Aug 2026
East Zone Crush North East to Reach Duleep Trophy Semifinals
East Zone played North East Zone in a Duleep Trophy quarterfinal.
East Zone won by a very large margin of an innings and 210 runs.
Shahbaz Ahmed was the best player for East Zone.
He scored 167 runs and took four wickets in each innings.
Abhijit K Sarkar helped dismiss North East Zone for 111 runs the first time.
North East Zone was made to bat again and then scored 146.
Anukul Roy took five wickets in that second innings.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored only eight runs but took two wickets with his spin, while Mohammed Shami did not take a wicket.
East Zone defeated North East Zone by an innings and 210 runs in the first Duleep Trophy quarterfinal.
Shahbaz Ahmed led East Zone with 167 runs and four wickets in each innings.
Abhijit K Sarkar took five wickets as North East Zone was dismissed for 111 in its first innings.
Anukul Roy claimed five wickets in the second innings, restricting North East Zone to 146.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored eight runs but took two wickets, while Mohammed Shami went wicketless for East Zone.
- Who
- East Zone and North East Zone, with Shahbaz Ahmed starring for East Zone.
- What
- East Zone won the first Duleep Trophy quarterfinal by an innings and 210 runs to reach the semifinals.
- Where
- In the Duleep Trophy; the articles do not specify the venue.
- Why
- East Zone advanced because it dismissed North East Zone for 111 and 146 after enforcing the follow-on.
- Match
- First Duleep Trophy quarterfinal
- Result
- East Zone beat North East Zone by an innings and 210 runs
- East Zone star
- Shahbaz Ahmed scored 167 and took four wickets in both innings
- North East first innings
- 111 runs
- North East second innings
- 146 runs
- Other leading bowlers
- Abhijit K Sarkar and Anukul Roy each took five wickets in an innings
- Individual struggles
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored eight runs; Mohammed Shami took no wickets in 14 overs for 46 runs