Badoni fifty anchors North; Malewar, Patidar punish Northeast

Duleep Trophy: North Zone and Central Zone Take Charge

North Zone's Ayush Badoni anchored the innings with a half-century (63) as they posted 308 for 6 on the opening day of their Duleep Trophy encounter against East Zone in Bengaluru. Nishant Sindhu (47) and Kanhaiya Wadhawan (42*) also chipped in with handy contributions.

North Zone Innings

• Ayush Badoni: 63
• Nishant Sindhu: 47
• Kanhaiya Wadhawan: 42*

Central Zone Dominates Northeast

Central Zone, meanwhile, rode on a century stand between Aryan Juyal and Danish Malewar to post 432 for 2 against Northeast Zone. Rajat Patidar's 125, which included 21 boundaries and three sixes, was the highlight of the innings.

Central Zone Innings

• Danish Malewar: 198*
• Rajat Patidar: 125