da aposte e ganhe: Holders Central Zone, in the face of of an imposing North Zone totalof 543, were struggling at 149 for three from 73 overs when rainstopped play shortly after tea on the third day of their Duleep Trophysemifinal at Guwahati on Saturday
11-Dec-1999Holders Central Zone, in the face of of an imposing North Zone totalof 543, were struggling at 149 for three from 73 overs when rainstopped play shortly after tea on the third day of their Duleep Trophysemifinal at Guwahati on Saturday.Resuming at 24 for one, Central lost Abbas Ali (31) who dominated thesecond wicket partnership of 48 off 18 overs with Jyoti Yadav. ManojMudgal (27) and Jyoti Yadav then added 63 runs for the third wicketoff 40 overs. And shortly before the rain came down, Yadav and R Ali(25) had increased the score by 38 runs during an unbroken fourthwicket association that has lasted 14.4 overs. At the truncated end,Yadav who had opened the batting on Friday evening, had faced 195balls for his unbeaten 58, hitting five fours.