Master bowler: Shami showed that he can still make the ball talk through both conventional and reverse swing.
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A disciplined bowling performance and the comfort of a huge first-innings total ensured East Zone tightened its stranglehold over South Zone on day three of the Duleep Trophy final at the MAC Stadium here.Chasing 709, South needed more than a couple of batters to produce special knocks. Unfortunately, aside from Devdutt Padikkal (62, 104b, 4x4), none of the others showed much inclination to keep the contest alive.In the final session on Tuesday, skipper Tilak Varma offered some resistance, remaining unbeaten on 56 (133b, 5x4), but it was akin to trying to keep a sinking boat afloat as his side finished on 242 for six, still 466 runs in arrears.For East, Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar took two wickets each. The former showed that he can still make the ball talk through both conventional and reverse swing with short yet incisive spells.
Shami of East Zone signing autograph for fans during the Duleep Trophy final against South Zone.
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