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BCCI COE Ground: Left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Nishant Sindhu claimed 5-125 in his 47.2 overs as North Zone bowled out South Zone for 536 in their first innings at stumps on day two of their Duleep Trophy semifinal clash at the BCCI COE Ground 1 on Friday.

For the South Zone, vice-captain and wicketkeeper-batter N. Jagadeesan played a marathon knock of 197 off 352 balls, laced with 16 fours and two sixes, and took his team to a strong position in the match.

Apart from Devdutt Padikkal’s 57 on day one’s play, South Zone were also aided by handy fifties from Ricky Bhui (54) and Tanay Thyagarajan (58), while Salman Nizar and Gurjapneet Singh also chipped in with 29 respectively.