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Auqib Nabi’s Five-For Rips Through East Zone as North Zone Seize 175-Run Lead in Duleep Trophy

Coverage varies on whether the decisive burst was a hat-trick or four in four, with consensus on a 5/28 return that put North Zone firmly ahead.

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Overview

  • North Zone posted 405 before bowling out East Zone for 230 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground in Bengaluru to lead by 175.
  • Auqib Nabi finished with 5/28, removing set batter Virat Singh for 69 and ending the innings by dismissing Mohammed Shami for 1.
  • News18 reports three wickets in three balls to close the 53rd over, while InsideSport says the sequence extended to four in four across overs.
  • Some outlets frame the feat as a Duleep Trophy hat-trick, placing Nabi alongside Kapil Dev and Sairaj Bahutule in the tournament’s records.
  • The 28-year-old pacer from Jammu & Kashmir carried strong domestic form into the game, converting it into a match-turning spell for North Zone.