His team, though, is coasting towards a big win after Sudip Kumar Gharami (146) and Shahbaz Ahmed (167) starred. Courtesy of their knocks, East Zone scored 467 in the first innings. The East Zone bowlers bowled North East Zone out for 111 in the first innings and then enforced the follow-on.
Much was expected from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during East Zone’s Duleep Trophy quarter-final against North East Zone. However, he could not deliver with the bat as he fell for eight off just six balls after hitting two fours.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi picked up two wickets in one over in a Duleep Trophy quarter-final
Things are not looking good in the second innings either, as they were reduced to 90/8. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi played a big part in that score as he dismissed North East’s top-scorer Kishan Lyngdoh (25) and Imliwati Lemtur (4). Picks up 2 wickets in the over. 2 excellent catches as well,” the BCCI wrote in a post on X. ‘3’ is the number that Sooryavanshi dons in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Rajasthan Royals (RR). Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s highly anticipated Duleep Trophy debut did not turn out to be one worth remembering, as he got out for just 8 runs in East Zone’s quarter-final clash against North East Zone. Appointed vice-captain to Ishan Kishan despite being only 15 years old, Sooryavanshi did not perform well with the bat.
Sooryavanshi’s wily left-arm spin got him the two wickets in the same over. “Vaibhav Sooryavanshi provides double delight. It could be that the taping was done on his Duleep Trophy jersey in order to hide a possible misprint. After hitting two boundaries, the left-hander departed off his sixth delivery. However, one interesting thing could be noticed as Sooryavanshi walked back to the pavilion: half of his jersey number was taped.
