Overview

• Auqib Nabi became the first bowler in Duleep Trophy history to take four wickets in four balls and the third to claim a hat-trick in the competition.
• The sequence removed Virat Singh, Manishi and Mukhtar Hussain with the last three balls of the 53rd over, then Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal with the first ball of the next over.
• Nabi finished with 5/28 in 10.1 overs as East Zone collapsed from 222/5 to 230 all out, with the last five wickets falling for eight runs.
• Earlier, North Zone posted 405 thanks to Kanhaiya Wadhawan’s 76 and Nabi’s 44 off 33, setting up a commanding first-innings position.
• The 28-year-old entered the tournament after a 44-wicket Ranji season, bowled alongside internationals including Mohammed Shami, and drew praise as Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana delivered strong spells.