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Sooryavanshi Turns Spin Hero After Rare Duleep Trophy Failure
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is best known as a young batter.
In this match, he scored only eight runs.
East Zone still made a very big total of 467 runs.
North East Zone was then dismissed for 111 runs in its first innings.
East Zone made it follow on and bowl again.
When wickets were hard to find, captain Ishan Kishan asked Sooryavanshi to bowl.
Sooryavanshi took two wickets for 11 runs in three overs.
East Zone won by a huge margin and will play Central Zone next.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored eight runs in East Zone’s only innings.
He took two wickets for 11 runs in three overs with his left-arm spin.
Sooryavanshi dismissed Kishan Lyngdoh for 25 and Imliwati Lemtur for four.
East Zone defeated North East Zone by an innings and 210 runs after scoring 467.
East Zone will face defending champions Central Zone in the semifinal on Sunday, August 30.
- Who
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, captain Ishan Kishan, East Zone and North East Zone were involved.
- What
- Sooryavanshi took two wickets with left-arm spin after scoring eight runs, helping East Zone win its Duleep Trophy quarterfinal.
- Where
- When
- The semifinal is scheduled for Sunday, August 30, at 9:30 a.m. IST; the quarterfinal date is not specified.
- Why
- East Zone needed breakthroughs after North East Zone’s wickets were not falling, so Kishan asked Sooryavanshi to bowl.
Key facts
- Competition
- 2026 Duleep Trophy
- Match
- East Zone versus North East Zone quarterfinal
- East Zone total
- 467 in its only innings
- Sooryavanshi batting
- Eight runs
- Sooryavanshi bowling
- Two wickets for 11 runs in three overs
- Match result
- East Zone won by an innings and 210 runs
- Next match
- East Zone will face defending champions Central Zone in the semifinal
Quotes
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
East Zone batter and occasional left-arm spin bowler
“If you ask batters, they always enjoy bowling. A batter bowling or a bowler batting is enjoyable for the player. Wickets weren't falling for the opposing team. Thus, I was asked to bowl two or three overs. Ishan Bhaiya felt like he was taking a risk by giving me the ball. But he doesn't know that I am a wicket-taker.”
firstpost.com
“I enjoyed it a lot because it did not go well in batting for me, so to have contributed with my bowling felt really good. Of course, when a batter takes a wicket there is no bigger enjoyment than that.”
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Sources
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