Kotian and Deshpande Bowl North Zone Out for 251 in Duleep Trophy
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North Zone and West Zone are competing in the Duleep Trophy, a well-known Indian cricket tournament.
In the quarter-final match, bowlers Kotian and Deshpande performed strongly for West Zone.
Together, they helped bowl North Zone out for 251 runs in their first innings.
Being 'bowled out' means every batter on the team has lost their wicket.
The fall of wickets shows the order and score at which each North Zone batter got out.
This information helps fans understand how the innings developed.
After North Zone's innings ended, West Zone began their turn to bat.
One West Zone player, Abid Mushtaq, spoke about his approach to bowling.
He said he believes in bowling with speed and keeping the ball straight.
This style seems to have helped him take wickets in the match.
The Duleep Trophy features several zones, each representing different regions of India.
Teams are made up of players from different states within that zone.
This quarter-final is an important step toward the tournament's later stages.
Fans and analysts will be watching closely to see how West Zone performs with the bat.
If West Zone score well, they could take a strong lead in the match.
The result of this innings could greatly affect who advances further in the competition.
Vocabulary10 words
- Duleep Trophy
- a cricket competition in India between different zones
- quarter-final
- a match played near the end stage of a competition
- out
- when a team's batters have all lost their turn to bat
- innings
- the period when one team is batting
- wicket
- the event of a batter being out
- fall of wickets
- a list showing when and at what score each batter got out
- zone
- a region group of cricket teams
- bowl
- to deliver the ball toward the batter
- batter
- the player hitting the ball
- advance
- to move forward to the next stage
Quiz
Answer key
1. 251 2. The order and score at which batters got out 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
North Zone and West Zone are competing in the _____ Trophy.
In the _____-final match, bowlers Kotian and Deshpande performed strongly.
Together, they helped bowl North Zone _____ for 251 runs.
Being 'bowled out' means every batter has lost their _____.
The fall of _____ shows the order each batter got out.
After North Zone's innings ended, _____ Zone began batting.
One West Zone player, Abid _____, spoke about his bowling style.
He said he believes in _____ and keeping the ball straight.
The Duleep Trophy features several _____, each representing regions of India.
This quarter-final is an important step toward the tournament's later _____.