Parthiv Patel couldn’t have asked for a better start to his 28th birthday. The India wicketkeeper may not have got a chance to celebrate the special day on March 9, but the West Zone skipper will finally get into the party mood after successfully retaining the Deodhar Trophy in Guwahati yesterday. Put into bat, North Zone made a commendable 289 for eight in 50 overs courtesy Unmukt Chand’s scratchy 88 and Yuvraj Singh’s 67.

West Zone captain Parthiv Patel