HYDERABAD: West Zone created a world record in first class cricket by successfully chasing down a mammoth 536-run target to clinch the Duleep Trophy with a dramatic three-wicket victory, riding on Yusuf Pathan's scintillating double century.
Yusuf's phenomenal unbeaten 210, his maiden first class double century, steered West Zone to a sensational win as they scored 541/7 to lift the Duleep Trophy for the 16th time on an eventful final day's play.
The win marked the highest successful run chase in the history of first class cricket although the total, 541 for seven, is not the highest fourth-innings total.
Teams have scored more runs in their fourth innings in the past but they never resulted in a victory.
England had scored 654/5 while chasing 696 to win against South Africa in Durban way back in 1938-39. The match was drawn after 10 days.
Maharashtra had scored 604 in their second innings while chasing an impossible 959 to win against the then Bombay in 1948-49 in Poona, now Pune.
Everything depended on Yusuf when West resumed at 379/6 and he did not disappoint his team and fans as he stood their like a rock till the job was done.
Resuming at the individual score of 84 along with other overnight partner Pinal Shah, Yusuf cashed in on the three dropped chance and made South Zone bowlers pay heavily.
Scoreboard:
South Zone 1st Innings: 400
West Zone 1st Innings: 251
South Zone 2nd Innings : 386/9 decl
West Zone 2nd Innings: (Overnight 379/6) CR Pathak b Absolem 130 HH Khadiwale c Gautam b Anirudha 45 W Jaffer lbw b Ganapathy 66 BD Thaker c Gautam b Aravind 0 Y Pathan not out 210 RA Jadeja b Aushik Srinivas 1 I Pathan b Absolem 42 PR Shah c & b Prem 16 RR Powar not out 18
Extras (B-2, LB-1, W-4, NB-6) 13
Total (for 7 wickets in 136.3 overs) 541
Fall of wickets: 1-117, 2-224, 3-239, 4-263, 5-294, 6-378, 7-483.
Bowling : C Ganapathy 33-7-96-1, A Absolem 23-2-79-2, S Aravind 24.3-3-99-1, R Aushik Srinivas 37-4-157-1, S Anirudha 3-0-14-1, PR Prem 13-1-81-1, AB Karthik 3-0-12-0.
Yusuf's phenomenal unbeaten 210, his maiden first class double century, steered West Zone to a sensational win as they scored 541/7 to lift the Duleep Trophy for the 16th time on an eventful final day's play.
The win marked the highest successful run chase in the history of first class cricket although the total, 541 for seven, is not the highest fourth-innings total.
Teams have scored more runs in their fourth innings in the past but they never resulted in a victory.
England had scored 654/5 while chasing 696 to win against South Africa in Durban way back in 1938-39. The match was drawn after 10 days.
Maharashtra had scored 604 in their second innings while chasing an impossible 959 to win against the then Bombay in 1948-49 in Poona, now Pune.
Everything depended on Yusuf when West resumed at 379/6 and he did not disappoint his team and fans as he stood their like a rock till the job was done.
Resuming at the individual score of 84 along with other overnight partner Pinal Shah, Yusuf cashed in on the three dropped chance and made South Zone bowlers pay heavily.
Scoreboard:
South Zone 1st Innings: 400
West Zone 1st Innings: 251
South Zone 2nd Innings : 386/9 decl
West Zone 2nd Innings: (Overnight 379/6) CR Pathak b Absolem 130 HH Khadiwale c Gautam b Anirudha 45 W Jaffer lbw b Ganapathy 66 BD Thaker c Gautam b Aravind 0 Y Pathan not out 210 RA Jadeja b Aushik Srinivas 1 I Pathan b Absolem 42 PR Shah c & b Prem 16 RR Powar not out 18
Extras (B-2, LB-1, W-4, NB-6) 13
Total (for 7 wickets in 136.3 overs) 541
Fall of wickets: 1-117, 2-224, 3-239, 4-263, 5-294, 6-378, 7-483.
Bowling : C Ganapathy 33-7-96-1, A Absolem 23-2-79-2, S Aravind 24.3-3-99-1, R Aushik Srinivas 37-4-157-1, S Anirudha 3-0-14-1, PR Prem 13-1-81-1, AB Karthik 3-0-12-0.
