<p>On a day when the last hour and a half was washed out due to a heavy downpour, North finished at a modest 237 for six after opting to bat first, thanks mainly to the undefeated sixth-wicket association.<br /><br />Krishna Das (3/64) and Kundan (2/76) threatened to wrap up the North innings by mid-afternoon before Gurinder (61 n.o.) and Preetkamal (51 n.o.) engaged in a stirring rearguard action to ensure North had some reason to smile after the first day.<br /><br />At the distant JIRS grounds, Akshat Reddy made a century to help ZCA South post a respectable total against the All India Universities under-19 team. Akshat’s 115 countered a good spell of bowling from Imtiaz Ahmed, who finished with figures of four for 87, as South were eventually bowled out for 275. Karun Nair chipped in with 51.<br /><br /><br />Brief scores: At Chinnaswamy stadium: ZCA North: 237/6 in 69.3 overs (Gurinder Singh 61 n.o., Preetkamal 51 n.o., Manan Sharma 32, Mandeep Singh 29; Krishna Das 3-64, Kundan 2-76) vs ZCA East.<br /><br />At RWF ground: ZCA Central: 228 all out in 70.4 overs (Harpreet Singh 86, Akshdeep 29; Rush Kalaria 2-45) vs President’s XI: 33/3 in 17 overs (Khaled 2-13). <br /><br />At IAF ground: ZCA West: 165/6 in 71.1 overs (Avi Barot 75, Gaurav Jathar 36 n.o.; Gurkirat Singh 5-49) vs Combined U-16.<br /><br />At JIRS ground: ZCA South: 275 all out in 88.5 overs (Akshat Reddy 115, Karun Nair 51, Mayank Agarwal 30; Imtiaz Ahmed 4-87, Shaurya Sandik 2-44, Sparsh Jain 2-55) vs All India Universities U-19.</p>
<p>On a day when the last hour and a half was washed out due to a heavy downpour, North finished at a modest 237 for six after opting to bat first, thanks mainly to the undefeated sixth-wicket association.<br /><br />Krishna Das (3/64) and Kundan (2/76) threatened to wrap up the North innings by mid-afternoon before Gurinder (61 n.o.) and Preetkamal (51 n.o.) engaged in a stirring rearguard action to ensure North had some reason to smile after the first day.<br /><br />At the distant JIRS grounds, Akshat Reddy made a century to help ZCA South post a respectable total against the All India Universities under-19 team. Akshat’s 115 countered a good spell of bowling from Imtiaz Ahmed, who finished with figures of four for 87, as South were eventually bowled out for 275. Karun Nair chipped in with 51.<br /><br /><br />Brief scores: At Chinnaswamy stadium: ZCA North: 237/6 in 69.3 overs (Gurinder Singh 61 n.o., Preetkamal 51 n.o., Manan Sharma 32, Mandeep Singh 29; Krishna Das 3-64, Kundan 2-76) vs ZCA East.<br /><br />At RWF ground: ZCA Central: 228 all out in 70.4 overs (Harpreet Singh 86, Akshdeep 29; Rush Kalaria 2-45) vs President’s XI: 33/3 in 17 overs (Khaled 2-13). <br /><br />At IAF ground: ZCA West: 165/6 in 71.1 overs (Avi Barot 75, Gaurav Jathar 36 n.o.; Gurkirat Singh 5-49) vs Combined U-16.<br /><br />At JIRS ground: ZCA South: 275 all out in 88.5 overs (Akshat Reddy 115, Karun Nair 51, Mayank Agarwal 30; Imtiaz Ahmed 4-87, Shaurya Sandik 2-44, Sparsh Jain 2-55) vs All India Universities U-19.</p>
