da bet sport： Having been declared winners on a better run rate in a rain affectedmatch on Thursday, West Zone lost a match the same way on the secondday of the Inter-Academy cricket tournament for the Col
Staff Reporter29-Jun-2001Having been declared winners on a better run rate in a rain affectedmatch on Thursday, West Zone lost a match the same way on the secondday of the Inter-Academy cricket tournament for the Col. Hemu AdhikariTrophy in Bangalore on Friday.West Zone had got the better of North Zone in the group B match on theopening day. Today at the Central College grounds, Central Zone weredeclared winners on a better run rate.Winning the toss, Central Zone were all out for 212 off 49.5 overs.The final total constituted a good recovery for Central Zone had lostfive wickets for 86 runs. MV Surendra Singh (60) and wicketkeeper NVOjha (28) initiated a rally by adding 50 runs for the sixth wicket off10.3 overs. The momentum was maintained with Surendra Singh and AfrozKhan (12) putting on 48 runs for the seventh wicket from 6.4 overs.Surendra Singh who faced 68 balls and hit seven fours, was eighth outat 193 in the 47th over. KR Adhav was the most successful bowler withthree for 46.West Zone lost two wickets for 29 but their hopes were revived by athird wicket partnership of 56 runs between opener SO Kukreja (30) andRK Solanki (18). Thereafter however wickets fell at regular intervalsand a valuable unbeaten 34 by VA Indulkar who hit three boundariesproved to be in vain. Central Zone conceded 35 extras but were stillable to get two points as West Zone were reduced to 160 for nine off43.3 overs. Rain halted the match at 4.21 pm and it was called off at4.45 pm. SK Shulka who caused most of the damage late in the inningstook three for 37 off ten overs.