Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday alleged that over 5,000 social media accounts, mostly operated from Islamic countries, have become active in favour of the Assam Congress.
South Zone dismissed East for a modest 163 in the second Innings, after conceding a lead of 109 runs, and then scored 113 for three wickets by close on the penultimate day of the Duleep Trophy match, chasing 273 for victory in a minimum of 120 overs.
Haryana seamer Anshul Kamboj is only the third bowler in the history of Ranji Trophy to take all 10 wickets in an innings.
Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, trailing East Zone by 312 runs in the first innings were reduced to 123 for 8 in the second.
Former India captain Rahul Dravid scored 139 but couldn't prevent South Zone from losing to East by 23 runs in the Deodhar Trophy match in Hyderabad on Friday. Electing to bat, East Zone posted a challenging total of 274 for 5 in stipulated 50 overs. In reply, South Zone were all out for 251 in 48.3 overs.
The Punjab left-hander will lead North Zone in the inter-zonal Duleep Trophy tournament.
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Set a victory target of 419, West were 60 for 3 in their second innings at stumps on the penultimate day of the Duleep Trophy match against South Zone.
West Zone whipped East Zone by eight wickets with more than a day and one session to spare in the Duleep Trophy semi-final at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. West, leading East by a handy 111 runs in the first innings, dismissed their rivals for a mere 200 in the second essay before lunch on the third day and then rattled up 90 for two to emerge convincing winners.
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East Zone finished the second day of their Duleep Trophy match against West Zone at the CCI at 128 for three.
Medium pacer Shib Shankar Paul claimed four wickets for 60 runs as East Zone restricted defending champions North Zone to 260 for 7 on the opening day of the four-day Duleep Trophy match against East Zone.
Shreyas Iyer is enjoying a golden run as captain, leading the Sobo Mumbai Falcons into the semi-finals of the Sobo Mumbai Falcons into the semi-finals League 2025.
Mumbai youngster Suryakumar Yadav hit a sparkling century under pressure to guide West Zone to a respectable 299 for 7 in the Duleep Trophy match against East Zone, in Valsad, on Friday.
Rahane (207 batting) and Jaiswal (228) toyed with the North East bowling line-up
Jacob Martin and Zaheer Khan steered West Zone to a five-wicket win over East Zone in the final.
Chasing 409 to win the Duleep Trophy, East zone were 213 for three in the second innings on the fourth day of the Duleep Trophy cricket final against North Zone.
Virat Singh and captain Manoj Tiwary struck unbeaten half centuries and put on a rollicking century stand for the third wicket to enable East Zone trounce star-studded North Zone by eight wickets in the Mushtaq Ali T20.
North bowlers made optimum use of it to reduce North East to 58 for 3 at close. NE trail by 607 runs.
Maharashtra batsman Ankit Bawne scored a gutsy century under pressure as West Zone took a vital 43-run first innings lead against East Zone on the second day of the Duleep Trophy quarter-final in Lahli.
North East were 65 for 2, 475 runs in arrears, when bad light and rain forced an early closure to their first dig on Thursday.
Tamil Nadu's Dinesh Karthik will lead a 15-member South Zone squad in their quarter-final match against East Zone in the Deodhar Trophy in Guwahati on Sunday.
Heavy overnight rains severely affected parts of the city on Monday, leading to water-logged roads, inundated residential areas and traffic pile-up, as the city braces for more spells in the coming days.
Bengal middle-order batsman Anushtup Majumdar's unbeaten century ensured a slender but important 29-run first innings lead for East Zone against West in a Duleep Trophy quarter-final in Valsad on Sunday.
Spain's Javier Siverio produced the solitary goal as East Bengal beat Punjab FC 1-0 in the final Group A game to qualify for the knockout stages of the Durand Cup in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Skipper Manoj Tiwary continued his blazing form in domestic competitions with a magnificent 151 that powered East Zone to a comfortable 52-run win over North in the Deodhar Trophy semi-final in Mumbai.
His 142-ball 117 gave East Zone a 113-run first innings lead over North, who were 106 for 3 in the second innings at stumps on day 2.
Containers from a Liberian cargo ship that sank off the Kerala coast have started washing ashore, prompting authorities to urge the public to stay away from them. The ship carried 13 hazardous cargos, including calcium carbide, which reacts with seawater to release highly flammable acetylene gas. The Indian Coast Guard is leading pollution response efforts and monitoring the spread of the oil slick.
The first semi-final of the Duleep Trophy between defending champions East Zone and South Zone is interestingly poised with the former scoring 126 for six in their second innings to enjoy a slender 152-run lead at stumps on day 3 in Visakhapatnam.
Opener Tanmay Srivastava kept Central Zone's hopes of Duleep Trophy title alive with a patient 46 not out as his side ended the fourth day of the summit clash against East Zone at 74 for two in their first innings in Chennai on Wednesday.
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Wriddhiman Saha continued in his rich vein of form and struck a brilliant 170, which put East Zone in a commanding position against Central Zone at stumps, on the second day of the Duleep Trophy final in Indore, on Monday. Replying to Central's meagre 133, East were all out for 370 in their first innings, a sizeable lead of 237 runs.
Priyank Panchal smashed an unbeaten 99 off 69 balls as West Zone coasted to a comfortable nine-wicket victory
Tushar Deshpande joined the West Zone squad for the Duleep Trophy as Chetan Sakariya's replacement.
James Tredwell claimed five wickets for 101 as East Zone were bowled out for 283 in their first innings against England 'A' in the Duleep Trophy.
Bengal speedster Ashok Dinda's hostile spell of fast bowling helped defending champions East Zone reach the final of the Duleep Trophy for the second successive time after beating South Zone by virtue of 23-run first innings lead.
Jharkhand batsman Saurabh Tiwary and Orissa all-rounder Basant Mohanty scripted an impressive recovery with an undefeated century-plus stand as East Zone reached 187 for six at stumps on Day I, of their Duleep Trophy semi-final against South Zone.
Rohan Gavaskar scored an unbeaten 79 as East Zone scored a one-wicket last ball victory South Zone in the Deodhar Trophy.
Harshit Rana's meteoric rise may have come as a surprise to many, but not N S Negi, his coach in his formative years, who has seen the strapping youngster mature into a pacer with the "potential to become a multi-format bowler for India".
Skymet expects a good monsoon over western and southern India.
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