Central Zone Cricket Team

Both quarterfinal games were drawn with both North and Central zones progressing due to first-innings leads

The all-rounder picked a fifer, which included four wickets in as many balls, after scoring a breezy 44

North Zone finished on 308/6 on Day 1 in Bengaluru while Central Zone piled up 432/2 with Malewar unbeaten on 198

The Central Zone has been placed under observation for 24 hours after a round of scans at the hospital

Kumar Kartikeya's five-wicket had a star-studded West Zone in trouble

Yuvraj Singh walked in to bat only at No. 5 to hit a quickfire 33 off just 20 balls to bring his side close to a victory

The duo put on a 71-run stand off only 41 balls for the second wicket to help their side win by seven wickets

The Madhya Pradesh southpaw struck four sixes and two boundaries in his 42-ball 62

Naman Ojha will be the Uttar Pradesh batsman's deputy in the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Central win a humdinger