South Zone won a thrilling run in the Duleep Trophy semi-finals as Tilak Verma, Ricky Bhui and R Sai Kishore helped their team secure a 2-wicket win against North Zone on Saturday, July 8. While South Zone’s calculations went through the run – the chase was called off after several delays due to interruptions by bad light, North Zone’s strategy of wasting time has become a major talking point.
South Zone had taken a three-run lead in the first innings and were chasing a target of 215 to win the game. South Zone had to chase down the target to reach the final and needed 194 runs on the final day but poor umpiring and North Zone’s delaying tactics did not help.
A total of 5.5 overs were bowled in 53 minutes in a frustrating period of play, including 12 minutes for one over (35th), as skipper Jayant Yadav moved his field frequently, making frequent changes, improving the bowler’s landing zone Sawdust was brought in to do that and things like that because if the match had ended in a draw, North Zone would have won it on the basis of a three-run first innings lead.
Commenting on North Zone’s strategy, South Zone captain Hanuma Vihari was not surprised saying that everyone wanted to win and had he been in his place, he would have done the same while lauding his batsmen and calculated run-chase. With they managed to win. Receiving.
“I think domestic cricket is the same. I have seen too many games where teams try to delay the last few overs to take advantage. Some may say it is not in the spirit of the game , But even if I were like that, Captain, I would have done the same.
“They lost, but they could have won if there was bad light. Winning anything is, to an extent, fair. They will be penalized for a slow over-rate, but they took a risk for a possible win. Reasons to delay Tactics do affect the rhythm, but I told Tilak and Ricky to be prepared for it. Once the weather improved we sent a message that we have time and time to take singles. Communication was key and on that front We did well,” Vihari added.
Former India and Karnataka cricketer Dodda Ganesh also criticized North Zone, bringing up the spirit of cricket, but was happy that South Zone won despite many factors going against them.