Left-arm spinner Anukul Roy grabbed five wickets while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also helped himself to a couple of scalps as East Zone demolished North East Zone by an innings and 210 runs to enter the Duleep Trophy semi-finals, on Tuesday.

Duleep Trophy Quarter-Finals Day 3 Highlights: Shahbaz Ahmed's commanding 167 and Anukul Roy's five-wicket haul powered East Zone to an innings and 210-run win over North East Zone in the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal

East Zone took firm control of their Duleep Trophy quarterfinal against North East Zone after an impressive all-round performance from Shahbaz Ahmed and a five-wicket haul from Abhijit Sarkar on Day 2 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2 in Bengaluru on Monday.

Duleep Trophy Quarter-Finals Day 2 Highlights: All-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed hit a career best first-class score of 167 and then got three wickets with his orthodox left-arm spin as East Zone enforced follow-on on North East Zone on Day 2 of the Duleep Trophy quarter-final on Monday.

Bengal's middle-order mainstay Sudip Gharami continued his dream run of form from the last domestic season with a stylish 146 that propelled East Zone to 355 for six against North East on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy.

The player, who used to previously represent Royal Challengers Bengaluru, had a superb day on the cricket field for Lucknow Super Giants.

All-rounder Saransh Jain held one end together with a solid unbeaten 82 to help Madhya Pradesh beat Goa by three wickets after a tense run chase on the final day of their Ranji Trophy Group B match.

Pacer Simarjeet Singh bowled a sharp opening spell to reduce Jammu and Kashmir to 31 for 3 after eight home batters contributed just 20 runs in Delhi's below-par 211 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group D match.

Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed, who used to play for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, helped Bengal take the advantage against Gujarat in their Ranji Trophy clash.

Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant didn't dwell too much on the missed stumping opportunity in the decisive moment of a pulsating clash against Delhi Capitals.