Overview
- East Zone demolished North East Zone by an innings and 210 runs on Tuesday after posting 467, with Sudip Kumar Gharami making 146 and Shahbaz Ahmed converting to a career‑best 167.
- Spin and pace combined to finish the East victory as Abhijit Sarkar took 5 for 20 in the first innings and Anukul Roy grabbed 5 for 37 in the follow‑on innings.
- Fifteen‑year‑old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi grabbed two wickets in a single over and Ishan Kishan completed five dismissals behind the stumps, while Mohammed Shami went wicketless across both East innings.
- North Zone edged West Zone by 52 runs after Abid Mushtaq produced match figures of 9 for 99 and West’s chase collapsed following the run‑out of Ruturaj Gaikwad and the dismissal of Musheer Khan for 96.
- The results set semifinals from Aug 30 with East v Central and North v South, and the performances will be watched for player form and selection implications ahead of upcoming domestic and international fixtures.