Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed an explosive 92 as East Zone ended Day 2 level with Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy 2026 semifinalScroll down to read the full story.
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s explosive 92 in Duleep Trophy 2026
Central Zone vs East Zone Duleep Trophy: After the chaotic Day 1, Central Zone vs East Zone showed a great performance on Day 2On Day 2, many players showcased their impressive performances for their respective sidesAfter Day 2 ended, Central Zone was leading by 45 runs.
Easwaran and Sooryavanshi shine with the bat before Central Zone bowlers fight back
Meanwhile, let’s discuss some key moments of the matchAbhimanyu Easwaran and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi began the innings for East ZoneBoth batters showcased a great batting performance, which helped their side to gather some important runs at the beginning of Day 2Easwaran played a great knock of 69 runs off 106 balls.
On the other hand, pocket dynamite, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continued his destruction mode as he scored 92 runs off 81 ballsIn his knock, Sooryavanshi smashed seven fours and seven sixes at a strike rate of 113Their batting had a big impact on the East ZoneBut, things didn’t go so well for themAs, after their dismissal, Central Zone’s bowlers made their comeback in the match and dismissed a bunch of wickets for their side.
Players like Harsh Dubey, Yash Thakur and Aryan Pandey rocked their bowling on Day 2Dubey showcased an impressive bowling with (4/66)Meanwhile, Aryan Pandey and Yash Thakur also put East Zone’s hopes down by dismissing three batters each on Day 2.
East Zone’s batting collapses as Shami and Mukesh strike early
After Abhimanyu Easwaran and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s crucial partnership, East Zone’s team’s innings fell like a deck of cards.
Almost at the end of Day 2, Central Zone got a chance to begin their second inningsKunal Chandela and Aman Mokhade started the innings and were sent to the pavilion for low scores by East Zone’s bowlersThe impressive duo of Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar dismissed three wickets for them.
Things will become more intense on Day 3, as it will be interesting to see Aryan Pandey and Aman Mokhade continue the innings, as they’ve already lost their captain Rajat Patidar’s wickets for 5 runsCentral Zone is left with Rinku Singh and Saransh Jain only for the next day.
