Deodhar Trophy: Red-hot South Zone hold edge over competitive East in final

Mayank Agarwal

The formidable South Zone will be eyeing their second national title in three weeks when they face an equally combative East Zone in the Deodhar Trophy final here on Thursday.

South Zone, who had won the Duleep Trophy last month in Bangalore, have entered the title round with an all-win record in the league stage, and hold a slight edge.

South will be looking to add a ninth Deodhar Trophy to their cabinet, while East Zone will be gunning for their sixth title in the competition.

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The core strength of South is their batting and bowling units which are in perfect sync with each other.

Openers Agarwal (278 runs, Avg: 69.50) and Rohan Kunnummal (204 runs, Avg: 51) have been consistent for South.

But East will bank on Riyan Parag for another blistering effort. Parag, 21, now has 259 runs from four matches.

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