Utkarsh Singh’s 104-ball 89 (11x4, 3x6) led East Zone’s six-wicket demolition of Central Zone in a Deodhar Trophy fixture at the Cricket Association of Puducherry (CAP) Ground 3 here on Monday.
The left-hander’s knock made short work of the 208-run target after Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Deep and Murasingh picked up three wickets apiece to bundle out Central.
Utkarsh was off the blocks with a hint of streakiness as he slashed hard outside off and collected boundaries off the edges. Meanwhile, Abhimanyu Easwaran was slow to start but soon preyed on the pacers’ fuller deliveries while Utkarsh pounced on the shorter stuff.
