East Zone clinched the Deodhar Trophy after a gap of 10 years by defeating West Zone by 24 runs in the final at the Wankhede today.

After East Zone scored 269, Bengal pacer Ashoke Dinda ripped through West Zone’s batting line-up with four for 33 in his 10 overs. He bowled a brilliant first spell of six overs in which he claimed three wickets and conceded 22 runs to leave West Zone in tatters at 37 for 3 in 11 overs.