With Rishabh Pant beside him, Dhruv Jurel finds his own voice

Before the Sri Lanka series, Dhruv Jurel had gone eight innings without a 50-plus score, with questions being raised over his game against spin. He responded with 51 in the first Test and followed it with his second Test hundred, taking his series tally to 173 runs at an average of 86.5. The Indian team management has backed Jurel as a specialist middle-order batter even when he is not required to keep wickets.

Left-arm spinner Abid Mushtaq (5-39) and the seasoned Arshdeep Singh (3-53) bowled beautifully to give North Zone a first-innings lead of 64 against West Zone on the second day of the Duleep Trophy quarter-final here on Monday.

Starting the day at 31-2 after North had scored 251 in its first essay, West Zone batters were bowled out for 181. Shams Mulani (52 off 94) was the lone half-centurion for West. However, North finished at 107-4 with Mumbai spinners Mulani and Tanush Kotian sharing the spoils equally.

Meanwhile, Shahbaz Ahmed hit a career best first-class score of 167 and then got three wickets with his left-arm spin as East Zone enforced follow-on on North East Zone. East scored 467 and then bowled out North East for 111. trojkonferencja2024.pl

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New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): South Delhi Superstarz registered a commanding five-wicket win over New Delhi Tigers in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026, chasing down a target of 169 with more than an over to spare.

Batting first, New Delhi Tigers posted 168/9 in 20 overs, with Lakshay Thareja leading the way with a well-made 62 off 47 balls. He held the innings together and helped the Tigers put up a competitive total, according to a press release.

Towards the end, Naman Tiwari provided a quick boost with 10 off just two balls, while Revaan Rakyan added a brisk 17 off six deliveries to take the Tigers close to the 170-run mark.

For South Delhi Superstarz, Ankit Dabas was impressive with the ball, finishing with figures of 2/16 in his four overs.

Divansh Rawat was expensive, conceding 25 runs in his two overs, but made a strong impact by claiming four wickets.

Chasing 169, South Delhi Superstarz made a steady start. Anmol Sharma continued his excellent form with another half-century and gave his team a solid platform in the chase.

He was eventually dismissed in the 16th over, but Ekansh Dobal remained composed at the other end and kept the innings on track.

Ankit then provided the late fireworks, smashing three consecutive sixes off Parth in the 18th over to take the game firmly away from the Tigers.

He was eventually caught in the deep after scoring a quick 18 off just five balls. Ekansh remained unbeaten at 38 off 18.

With the required runs coming down rapidly, South Delhi Superstarz completed the chase in the 18th over, sealing a convincing victory. (ANI)

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