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South Zone v North Zone
Duleep Trophy 1977/78 (Semi-Final)
VenueM Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on 30th September, 1st, 2nd, 3rd October 1977 (4-day match)
Balls per over6
TossNorth Zone won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn (North Zone won on first innings)
UmpiresB Ganguli, PR Panjabi
Close of play day 1North Zone (1) 300/6 (Yashpal Sharma 82*, Kapil Dev 1*)
Close of play day 2South Zone (1) 128/3 (Sivaramakrishnan 59*, Srinivasan 24*)
Close of play day 3North Zone (2) 116/4 (Madan Lal 3*, Yashpal Sharma 2*)
North Zone first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
CPS Chauhanc Viswanath b Venkataraghavan35     
M Amarnathrun out20     
S Amarnathb Abid Ali107 20715- 
H Gidwanib Venkataraghavan24     
Madan Lalrun out8     
Yashpal Sharmab Prasanna173 29920- 
RC Shuklab Chandrasekhar15     
Kapil Devc Kirmani b Abid Ali14     
+Vedraj Chauhanlbw b Prasanna5     
*BS Bedic and b Chandrasekhar16     
R Goelnot out6     
Extras12
Total(all out, 147.1 overs)435
Fall of wickets:
1-38, 2-68, 3-134, 4-154, 5-249, 6-296, 7-323, 8-336, 9-378, 10-435 (147.1 ov)
South Zone bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Abid Ali32   14632--
Jyothiprasad15   2460--
Chandrasekhar24   4932--
Prasanna38.1111032--
Venkataraghavan34   3942--
Narasimha Rao4   0240--
South Zone first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
S Abid Alic Vedraj Chauhan b Kapil Dev27     
V Sivaramakrishnanst Vedraj Chauhan b Bedi74 21510- 
GR Viswanathlbw b Madan Lal9     
BP Patelc Madan Lal b Kapil Dev4     
TE Srinivasannot out112 23617- 
MV Narasimha Raoc Bedi b M Amarnath36     
+SMH Kirmanic Vedraj Chauhan b M Amarnath0     
P Jyothiprasadb M Amarnath0     
*S Venkataraghavanc Bedi b M Amarnath0     
EAS Prasannalbw b M Amarnath0     
BS Chandrasekharb M Amarnath6     
Extras8
Total(all out, 103.5 overs)276
Fall of wickets:
1-51, 2-76, 3-83, 4-160, 5-256, 6-266, 7-266, 8-266, 9-268, 10-276 (103.5 ov)
North Zone bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Kapil Dev27   6682--
Madan Lal14   1611--
M Amarnath17.56346--
Bedi24   6561--
Shukla15   4370--
Goel6   2120--
North Zone second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
CPS Chauhanc Kirmani b Abid Ali6     
M Amarnathc Patel b Prasanna62     
S Amarnathc Abid Ali b Venkataraghavan13     
H Gidwanist Kirmani b Venkataraghavan29     
Madan Lalnot out76     
Yashpal Sharmalbw b Prasanna4     
RC Shuklac Sivaramakrishnan b Prasanna1     
Kapil Devc Sivaramakrishnan b Prasanna2     
+Vedraj Chauhanlbw b Prasanna13     
R Goelc Abid Ali b Chandrasekhar0     
*BS Bedib Abid Ali20     
Extras3
Total(all out, 90.3 overs)229
Fall of wickets:
1-32, 2-72, 3-92, 4-114, 5-127, 6-131, 7-133, 8-161, 9-168, 10-229 (90.3 ov)
South Zone bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Abid Ali10.30442--
Jyothiprasad9   2230--
Chandrasekhar15   4471--
Venkataraghavan27   8662--
Prasanna28   10465--
Narasimha Rao1   100--
South Zone second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
S Abid Alic Vedraj Chauhan b Kapil Dev3     
V Sivaramakrishnanlbw b Kapil Dev4     
GR Viswanathb Goel73     
BP Patelc S Amarnath b M Amarnath2     
TE Srinivasanb Goel24     
MV Narasimha Raolbw b Shukla0     
+SMH Kirmanic CPS Chauhan b Shukla0     
P Jyothiprasadc Gidwani b Shukla31     
*S Venkataraghavannot out32     
EAS Prasannanot out5     
BS Chandrasekhardid not bat      
Extras8
Total(8 wickets, 56 overs)182
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-8, 3-13, 4-79, 5-90, 6-94, 7-110, 8-173
North Zone bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Kapil Dev10   2472--
M Amarnath7   1231--
Madan Lal4   0170--
Goel18   5352--
Shukla17   2523--
Notes
--> Yashpal Sharma scored 1 five in the North Zone first innings
--> S Amarnath (1) passed 5000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 22
--> Yashpal Sharma (1) passed his previous highest score of 96 in First-Class matches
--> Yashpal Sharma (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> GR Viswanath (2) passed 10000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 12