Salem: In the Duleep Trophy cricket semi-final, South Region held on once morest North Region. Score: South Region 1st Innings 630 declared, 2nd Innings 157 for 1. North Region 1st Innings 207.
Mayank Agarwal (53) and Ravi Teja (19) are at the crease when they stop playing on the third day. Malayalee opener Rohan Kunnummal (77 including two sixes and nine fours in 72 balls) batted well.
Ravi Srinivasan Sai Kishore who took seven wickets broke the North Zone. Malayali pacer Basil Thambi might not take a wicket. Rohan (143 off 225 balls with one six and 16 fours), captain Hanuma Vihari (134 off 255 balls with two sixes and 10 fours) and wicketkeeper Ricky Bhu (103 off 170 balls with two sixes and 10 fours) scored centuries in South Region’s first innings. The semi-final between the Western Region and the Central Region continues to be exciting.
Score: Western Region 1st Innings 257, 2nd Innings 371. Central Region 1st Innings 128, 2nd Innings 33 for two.
With one day and eight wickets left, the central region still needs to overcome 468 more runs.