Central Zone restrained to 266; East Zone chase powered by Vaibhav

Central Zone were bundled for 266 runs courtesy of disciplined bowling from East Zone’s frontline. Rinku Singh contributed a half‑century with 60 runs off 88 balls, while Aryan Juyal added 46. On the bowling front, Mukesh Kumar and Abhijit Sarkar each claimed three wickets, while Mohammad Shami and Mohammad Kounen Qureshi shared two wickets each.

In response, Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s 92 runs off 81 balls, accompanied by a 162‑run opening stand with Abhimanyu, lifted East Zone’s chase. The aggressive innings featured a flurry of boundaries, keeping the required run rate in check and steering the side towards victory.