Kotian and Deshpande Bowl North Zone Out for 251 in Duleep Trophy
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North Zone and West Zone are playing a big cricket match.
The match is part of the Duleep Trophy.
Two bowlers, Kotian and Deshpande, played very well.
They helped get North Zone out for 251 runs.
When a team is 'out', all their players have finished batting.
This means North Zone scored 251 runs in total.
The match is a quarter-final. This is a match late in a competition.
West Zone will now bat in this match.
One player, Abid Mushtaq, talked about his game.
He said he likes speed and staying straight when he bowls.
Cricket fans are watching this match with interest.
The Duleep Trophy is an important cricket competition in India.
Vocabulary10 words
- Duleep Trophy
- a cricket competition in India
- out
- when a batter or team stops batting
- quarter-final
- an important match near the end of a competition
- bowl
- to throw the ball at the batter in cricket
- zone
- a group of teams from one area
- innings
- the time when one team bats
- wicket
- when a batter is out
- runs
- points scored in cricket
- batting
- hitting the ball with a bat
- fall of wickets
- the list showing when each batter got out
Quiz
Answer key
1. 251 2. Kotian and Deshpande 3. A cricket competition in India
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
North Zone and West Zone are playing a big _____ match.
The match is part of the _____ Trophy.
Two bowlers, _____ and Deshpande, played very well.
They helped get North Zone out for _____ runs.
When a team is '_____', all their players have finished batting.
This means North Zone scored _____ runs in total.
The match is a _____-final. This is a match late in a competition.
_____ Zone will now bat in this match.
One player, Abid _____, talked about his game.
He said he likes _____ and staying straight when he bowls.