Overview
- East Zone rebuilt from 138 for 5 and, led by Sudip Gharami’s 146, posted a first-innings total reported in the mid-400s in live coverage on Monday.
- Shahbaz Ahmed supported Gharami with an unbeaten century and then extended that innings into the 150s in running live updates, anchoring the late scoring.
- Pheiroijam Jotin Singh was the leading bowler for North East with multiple wickets as he and his colleagues failed to prevent the big East recovery.
- At the other quarterfinal, West Zone bowlers Tushar Deshpande and Tanish Kotian took four wickets each to bowl North Zone out for 251 before West closed 31 for 2.
- The performances matter for domestic selection because Gharami’s continued form and the West bowlers’ four-fors highlight players pushing for higher recognition in Indian first-class cricket.