South Zone vs North Zone, T20, 2nd Match, February 12, 2017 - Match Info

16:37 Local Time: An easy-peasy victory for North Zone. Chasing 174, the openers gave a blistering start. Both Dhawan and Gambhir compiled fifties. Rishabh Pant hit a few lusty blows in the end to hand a comfortable victory for North Zone. South Zone bowlers were untidy and kept offering freebies every over. That's all we have from this game. Join us tomorrow for another double-header. For now, it's a goodbye from all of us here. Cya!

18.4 Vinay to Rishabh Pant, SIX, it's all over. North Zone win by 8 wickets. A slower delivery on the stumps, Pant goes back and smokes it into the deep square leg stands

18.3 Vinay to Rishabh Pant, no run, what was that? Pant was setting up for a scoop/lap, Vinay bowled it full on leg-stump. In the end, Pant adjusts and defends it

18.2 Vinay to Amit Pachhara, 1 run, full on the stumps, push-driven to long-on

18.1 Vinay to Amit Pachhara, 2 runs, short outside off, Pachhara waits and cuts it towards third man, runs hard and gets a brace

North Zone need 7 runs in 12 balls.

17.6 Aravind to Amit Pachhara, 1 run, guided to third man

17.5 Aravind to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, drilled hard to long-on

17.4 Aravind to Amit Pachhara, 1 run, dabbed in front of point

17.3 Aravind to Gambhir, out Bowled!! Aravind's yorker finally gets him a wicket. He kept nailing it in the right spot couple of balls in the last over to Pant. Unleashes one to Gambhir this time, who fails to dig it out. Goes under his bat and pings the leg-stump. Gambhir b Aravind 81(51) [4s-12]

Aravind to Gambhir, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

17.2 Aravind to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, flicked to deep square leg

17.1 Aravind to Gambhir, 1 run, full outside off, squeezed to long-off

16.6 Basil Thampi to Gambhir, 1 run, slower delivery outside off, Gambhir slices it off the outer half, drops in front of point

16.5 Basil Thampi to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, full on off, biffed to long-on

16.4 Basil Thampi to Gambhir, 3 runs, short outside off, Gambhir cuts it to point, the fielder dives and fires a throw at the non-striker's end. No proper backing up meant that they will add an extra two runs

16.3 Basil Thampi to Gambhir, FOUR, that's a freebie. Friendly full toss on the stumps, Gambhir opens up his shoulders and thumps it towards deep mid-wicket, one bounce and over the ropes

16.2 Basil Thampi to Gambhir, 2 runs, full on the stumps, drilled down the ground, deflected away into the on-side after deflecting Thampi's boot