Central Zone are on a roll here as they cruise near 150 mark at lunch on Day 1 of the second semi-final at Mohali. Jalaj Saxena has an unbeaten 75 while Naman Ojha is on 26. The two wickets to fall are in the form of Fazal 22 and Robin Bist 20.
Central Zone 149/2 (Fazal 22, Jalaj Saxena 75*, Robin Bist 20, Naman Ojha 26*), S Beigh 46/1, R Dhawan 58/1 v North Zone
Hello and Welcome to CricketCountry’s coverage of Day One of the Duleep Trophy semi-final between North Zone and Central Zone. In a big setback for North Zone, captain Harbhajan Singh has been forced to sit out due to viral fever as Gautam Gambhir will step in as the leader, here tomorrow.
All eyes will now be on Gambhir and Virender Sehwag, as the duo will look to impress the selectors ahead of the 2015 World Cup. Gambhir, who was recently appointed captain of the Delhi team for the upcoming Vijay Hazare one-day tournament, is keen to make a comeback after a not-so-good showing in the Test series in England this year. Sehwag, 36, who also made his last India appearance in March 2013 along with Harbhajan against Australia, will also be hoping to make each performance count.
Apart from the Delhi duo, Yuvraj Singh will also be looking to make impression in the all-important game. The team also boasts of two Jammu and Kashmir players in medium-pacer Samiullah Beigh and off-spinner Parvez Rasool, who has represented the national side in one ODI against Bangladesh in June this year.
The Central Zone team will also be no pushovers with young Piyush Chawla leading the pack. The 25-year-old leg-spinner is also looking to make his return to the big stage after the Uttar Pradesh player last represented India in 2012. With Piyush, upcoming chinaman Kuldeep Yadav and leg-spinner Karn Sharma forming the spin trio, the Central bowling attack also comprises medium-pacer Pankaj Singh and Railways pacer Anureet Singh among the many talents. On the batting front, Faiz Fazal, Naman Ojha, Arindam Ghosh and Ashok Menaria will form the crux.
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