<p>Half-centuries by senior pro Yuvraj Singh and the talented Unmukt Chand helped North Zone cruise to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Central Zone and enter the Deodhar Trophy final here on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>North will meet the winner of the second semifinal between South Zone and West Zone to be played on Tuesday.<br /><br />North captain Gautam Gambhir opted to field and his bowlers responded well by bundling out Central for a paltry 190 in 41.5 overs in match that was first curtailed to 45-overs-per side.<br /><br />Due to inclement weather, North’s target was revised to 160 in 33 overs and the winners got their with 19 balls to spare.<br /><br />The highlight of the North chase was an unbeaten partnership of 129 runs between Yuvraj (77 n.o.) and Unmukt (56 n.o.).<br /><br />While Unmukt decided to drop anchor at one end facing 85 balls and hitting five fours, Yuvraj looked in fluent touch as he smashed nine fours and three sixes.<br /><br />Brief scores: Central Zone: 190 all out in 41.5 overs (Naman Ojha 31, Suresh Raina 33, Ashok Menaria 34; Amit Mishra 3-50, Rajat Paliwal 2-14) lt to (revised target 160 from 33 overs) North Zone: 160/2 in 29.5 overs (Unmukt Chand 56 n.o., Yuvraj Singh 77 n.o.; Praveen Kumar 2-28).</p>
<p>Half-centuries by senior pro Yuvraj Singh and the talented Unmukt Chand helped North Zone cruise to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Central Zone and enter the Deodhar Trophy final here on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>North will meet the winner of the second semifinal between South Zone and West Zone to be played on Tuesday.<br /><br />North captain Gautam Gambhir opted to field and his bowlers responded well by bundling out Central for a paltry 190 in 41.5 overs in match that was first curtailed to 45-overs-per side.<br /><br />Due to inclement weather, North’s target was revised to 160 in 33 overs and the winners got their with 19 balls to spare.<br /><br />The highlight of the North chase was an unbeaten partnership of 129 runs between Yuvraj (77 n.o.) and Unmukt (56 n.o.).<br /><br />While Unmukt decided to drop anchor at one end facing 85 balls and hitting five fours, Yuvraj looked in fluent touch as he smashed nine fours and three sixes.<br /><br />Brief scores: Central Zone: 190 all out in 41.5 overs (Naman Ojha 31, Suresh Raina 33, Ashok Menaria 34; Amit Mishra 3-50, Rajat Paliwal 2-14) lt to (revised target 160 from 33 overs) North Zone: 160/2 in 29.5 overs (Unmukt Chand 56 n.o., Yuvraj Singh 77 n.o.; Praveen Kumar 2-28).</p>