West cruise to eight-wicket victory
West Zone marched into the Duleep Trophy final for the second year in a row after snatching a comprehensive eight-wicket victory against East Zone
29/01Result
1st Semi-Final, Duleep Trophy at Mumbai, Jan 29-31 2009
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![East Zone]( "East Zone")
171 & 200 -
![West Zone]( "West Zone")
282 & 90/2 (20.3 ov)
29/01Result
1st Semi-Final, Duleep Trophy at Mumbai, Jan 29-31 2009
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![East Zone]( "East Zone")
171 & 200 -
![West Zone]( "West Zone")
282 & 90/2 (20.3 ov)
Day 2
Lower order resistance hands West the edge
A couple of top-order wickets late in the day has this game interestingly poised at the halfway mark. Though East Zone have a slender lead of 17 runs with seven wickets in the bag, West Zone will retain strong hopes of taking charge tomorrow especially in
Day 1
Pawar triggers East collapse
It took only an hour in the second session of play for Rajesh Pawar to trigger East Zone's collapse, as he picked up a career-best 6 for 34 on the first day of the semi-final clash in Mumbai. Though East fought back with the two early wickets of captain W
Others
West Zone v East Zone, Duleep Trophy semi-final, Mumbai
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Erasmus steps into uncharted territory
Marais Erasmus will become probably the first overseas umpire to officiate in Indian domestic cricket, starting with the Duleep Trophy game in Mumbai. Nagraj Gollapudi met him