Duleep Trophy 2011-12

[NeutralCat]

More dead tracks?

[Magneto]

Duleep Trophy- Semi Finals - South Zone vs Central Zone - North Zone vs East Zone - Feb 4-7, 2012 East zone squad - Natraj Behera (captain), Biplab Samantaray and Basanta Mohanty (all Orissa); Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Anustup Majumdar, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Shreevats Goswami (wk), Ashoke Dinda and Mohammad Sami Ahmed (all Bengal); Ishank Jaggi (vice-captain), Manish Vardhan and Shahbaz Nadeem (all Jharkhand); Dheeraj Jadhav, Abu Nachim Ahmed and Gokul Sharma (all Assam); Subhrajit Roy (Tripura) North Zone squad - Amit Mishra (captain), Rahul Dewan, Harshal Patel (all Haryana); Shikhar Dhawan (vice-captain), Vikas Mishra, Parwinder Awana, Punit Bisht (wk) Rajat Bhatia, and Pradeep Sangwan (all Delhi); Abhinav Bali, Paras Dogra, Rishi Dhawan (all Himachal Pradesh); Mandeep Singh, Mayank Sidana (all Punjab); Ian Dev Singh (Jammu & Kashmir) Probable teams: East Zone - Dheeraj Jadhav, Manish Vardhan, Natraj Behera, Ishank Jaggi, Biplab Samantaray/Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Anustup Majumdar, Wriddhiman Saha, Shahbaz Nadeem, Basanta Mohanty, Abu Nachim, Ashok Dinda North Zone - Shikhar Dhawan, Rahul Dewan, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Sidana, Paras Dogra, Rajat Bhatia, Punit Bisht, Amit Mishra, Harshal Patel, Parwinder Awana, Pradeep Sangwan Pitch - Has decent green grass cover and should aid the seamers fairly well. If recent scores are looked into, 350 would be a par score. Batting eventually becomes easy, and most matches have been decided on the basis of first innings scores only. :nervous: :nervous:

[Old guy]

north will win :D

[Magneto]

Both are pretty equally matched teams. East's pace battery is slightly better than North, but North's spinner (Amit Mishra) is way more experienced than Shahbaz Nadeem of the East. In terms of keeping, East has an edge with Wriddhiman Saha, whereas North has Punit Bisht. In terms of batting, North's Rahul Diwan + Mandeep Singh + Mayank Sidhana + Rajat Bhatia (Shikhar Dhawan not mentioned due to indifferent form :--D) is a bit stronger than East with Dheeraj Jadhav + Natraj Behera + Ishank Jaggi + Anustup Majumdar. Should be a good, fun match :nervous:

[Old guy]

yes i hope its gr8 match btw come to hood :D film bna rhe hai hum :winky:

[rkt.india]

Duleep Trophy- Semi Finals - South Zone vs Central Zone - North Zone vs East Zone North Zone vs East Zone NEW DELHI: It will be a battle between the eternal bridesmaids of Duleep Trophy and the 17-time champions when East Zone square up against North in the semifinal at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Saturday. Riding high on confidence after ousting the formidable West Zone last week, Nataraj Behara's East Zone would be fancying their chances to make the final after six years and go a step further in the quest for their maiden title. The addition of Wriddhiman Saha does bolster East Zone's chances against the 17-time champions. For skipper Behara, these are exciting times. "To have a chance to qualify for the final is definitely exciting for us. Having Wriddhiman in the line-up is a huge advantage," said Behara, who conceded that leading the side makes him nervous. While East Zone have just played last week, the North Zone squad will be taking the field in a first-class match after a longish break since the Ranji Trophy ended in early January. However, skipper Amit Mishra backs his resources to do the job. "We have some young players who are performing. We also have the home advantage," said Mishra. With the Kotla wicket flaunting a thick layer of grass, both teams would start on an even keel having got this season's prolific pacers in their sides. North Zone have the surging Parwinder Awana, Haryana's sensation Harshal Patel (with two successive eight-fors in the last two Ranji matches) and Pradeep Sangwan's experience in their arsenal. Similarly East will enjoy the services of in-form Ashok Dinda, Abu Nechim and Basant Mohanty. Right-arm pacer Dinda impressed the national selectors with a rich haul of 37 wickets in the Ranji Trophy. If East Zone are riding high on skipper Behara and Anushtup Majumdar's batting prowess - both fresh from hundreds in the last match against West Zone- then North, too, bat strong with the likes of Rahul Diwan, Mayank Sidana who have scored consistently. Delhi boy Shikhar Dhawan knocked two sizzling centuries in each innings of the Irani Trophy and is sure to make this opportunity count. North's wicket-keeper Punit Bisht's double ton came in the last game played at the Kotla where the rest were found wanting against the seamers. South Zone vs Central Zone CHENNAI: If you go by the records, South Zone are a better side than Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy. They have won the title 12 times as compared to Central's five times. But cricket is a funny game and history does not always help a team do well. Both the sides looked strong and a tough battle can be expected as South and Central lock horns in the Duleep Trophy semifinal at the MA Chidambaram stadium on Saturday. South are the defending champions and having got stars like skipper S Badrinath, Dinesh Karthik, Abhinav Mukund, Robin Uthappa and Pragyan Ojha in their ranks, they are expected to be a formidable team. But Central too have Ranji Trophy's highest run-scorer Robin Bist, second highest run-getter Vineet Saxena, Pankaj Singh, Piyush Chawla and Mohammad Kaif to throw a challenge to their rivals. South will be missing the services of the two seasoned campaigners - M Viay and S Sreesanth - as both the players have been recovering from injuries at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. Veteran Tamil Nadu batsman Badrinath will be leading the side but senior TN seamer L Balaji, who took the state side to the Ranji Trophy final, could not find a place. A lifeless MAC wicket came under criticism during the Ranji final and local authorities decided to host the match on a surface, which has a little bit of grass on the top.

[rkt.india]

Why could not they have Sf at Bengaluru rather than Chepauk.

[rkt.india]

Beauty from Mithun...pace and bounce.

[saneindian]

Binny looks to have lost a lot of weight and is bowling in the late 120s and getting the ball to move off the pitch.

[Needforspeed]

East Zone batting first. I hope it is not a typical Ferozeshah kotla patta. If the wicket has some life, EZ will do well.

[rkt.india]

Binny looks to have lost a lot of weight and is bowling in the late 120s and getting the ball to move off the pitch.

what about Mithun. Binny is now bowling like a bowler, not like a part timer.

[saneindian]

Binny in the current domestic season 742 runs@68 and 20 wickets@20!

[saneindian]

Jalaz Saxena 7 matches 162 runs@18 and 11 wickets@49, yet he is in the Central Zone final 11. Shame on Sanjay Jagdale, the BCCI secretary for pushing this parchi player into the squad.

[saneindian]

What a catch by Appanna to dismiss Mohnish Mishra.

[rkt.india]

Jalaz Saxena 7 matches 162 runs@18 and 11 wickets@49' date= yet he is in the Central Zone final 11. Shame on Sanjay Jagdale, the BCCI secretary for pushing this parchi player into the squad.

and no Rituraj. Is he injured?

[saneindian]

Appanna now gets Bist. This track at Chepauk has got good bounce on it unlike the track for Ranji final.

[saneindian]

No Railways player in the CZ 11.

[Sooda]

Kaif over the last few seasons really turns it on in Duleep trophy, doing so again hopefully.

[saneindian]

Kaif over the last few seasons really turns it on in Duleep trophy' date=' doing so again hopefully.[/quote'] Has always been prolific in DT. His record in DT is awesome 16 matches, 1582 runs@80 with 5 100s and a top score of 202*

[saneindian]

Chawla goes after a run a ball 50, good knock under pressure.