Central enter semis thanks to 1st-innings lead over NE

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North East Zone batted bravely to deny Central Zone an outright win but could not stop them from marching into the Duleep Trophy semi-finals by the virtue of a 347-run first-innings lead here Sunday.

NE, chasing a mammoth 679-run target on the final day put on board 200-6 as the match ended in a draw. NE batted cautiously with Jehu Anderson (64 off 96 balls) and skipper Rongsen Jonathan (60 off 97) scoring fighting half-tons on the final day.

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