Skipper Rajat Patidar and Yash Rathod exploited the lack of spin bowling options in South Zone ranks to craft easy-on-the-eye hundreds, taking Central Zone to a commanding 384 for five on Day Two of the Duleep Trophy final here on Friday.
Central now enjoy a strong innings lead of 235 runs after Patidar (101 off 115 balls) and Rathod (137 not out off 188 balls) scored their 15th and 7th first-class centuries respectively.
Saransh Jain (47 not out) was giving company to Rathod at stumps. Before Patidar and Rathod milked 167 runs for the fourth wicket to take the match decisively away from South, the former were in some trouble at 93 for three.
Overnight 50 for no loss, Central added 102 runs in the first session but lost openers Danish Malewar (53), Akshay Wadkar (22) and Shubham Sharma (6) in quick succession.
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