South Zone had a walk in the park as it cruised to a comfortable nine-wicket win against North East Zone in the third-round match of the Deodhar Trophy here at the Cricket Association of Pondicherry ground on Friday.
A disciplined bowling effort led by pacer V. Kaverappa (3/27) and R. Sai Kishore (3/22) restricted North East to just 136 after the latter elected to bat first.
Chasing a small total, Rohan Kunnummal’s delightful knock (87 n.o., 58b, 8x4, 5x6) ensured Mayank Agarwal’s men romped home to victory in just 19.3 overs, boosting its already healthy net run rate.
