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Skipper Priyank Panchal smashed an unbeaten 99 off 69 balls as West Zone coasted to a snug nine-wicket victory over North East in a gap round-robin league match of the Deodhar Trophy in Puducherry on Monday. The Gujarat proper hander, usually recognized for his affected person method in crimson ball format, hit as many as seven sixes and an equal variety of boundaries in West Zone’s emphatic 208-run chase in simply 25.1 overs. His opening associate Harvik Desai (85 off 71 balls) was equally attacking with 14 boundaries coming off his blazing blade throughout the 167-run opening stand in solely 21.1 overs.
Whereas Panchal’s boundaries primarily got here sq. of the wicket, half a dozen of his seven sixes within the arc between deep mid-wicket and long-on. The worst sufferer was left-arm spinner Imliwati Lemtur (0/47 in four overs), who was hit for 3 sixes.
Nevertheless the win was arrange by a collective bowling effort from West Zone bowlers with Nagwaswalla (3/31 in 7 overs) and seasoned Mumbai left-arm spinner Shams Mulani (2/37 in 10 overs) doing bulk of the injury. North East had been all-out for 207 in simply 47 overs.
After being put into bat, North East misplaced opener Anup Ahlawat (6) early within the third over to pacer left-arm seamer Arzan Nagwaswalla.
Fellow opener Nilesh Lamichaney (22) and Jehu Anderson (24) added 40 runs for the second wicket earlier than the previous fell to medium-pacer Atit Sheth within the 12th over.
The incoming batters struggled to construct a stable partnership and North East had been left tottering at 104 for five by the 28th over with skipper Langlonyamba Keishangbam (30) departing to pacer Shivam Dube.
By the 36th over, the aspect was reeling at 144 for 7 earlier than Larry Sangma (16) and Lemtur (38) contributed to a quick 49-run stand for the eighth wicket.
The partnership was damaged by medium-pacer Chintan Gaja within the 46th, whereas ultimately, the staff was bundled for 207 by the 47th over, with Lemtur being the highest scorer, having struck 5 fours and a six.
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