East Zone vs Central Zone — Full Match Report & Statistical Breakdown
Inter National University Championship Men’s 2025-26 • East Zone won the match by 10 wicket.
Key Match Highlights
1. Match Overview & Context
In this 2-over encounter of Inter National University Championship Men’s 2025-26, East Zone took on Central Zone on Jan 16, 2026, 09:20 PM. After competitive cricket across both innings, the fixture concluded with the official result: East Zone won the match by 10 wicket.. Across the match, spectators witnessed a combined total of 39 runs and 1 wickets fall between Central Zone (19/1 in 2.0 overs) and East Zone (20/0 in 1.5 overs).
2. Central Zone Innings Breakdown (19/1)
Batting in the first innings, Central Zone finished on 19/1 from 2.0 overs, maintaining an innings run rate of 9.50 runs per over. During the opening 2 overs, Central Zone accumulated 19 runs for the loss of 1 wicket. Sandhya Kumar spearheaded the batting effort with 11 runs off 4 balls (including 2 fours and 0 sixes at a strike rate of 275.0). Valuable middle-order support came from Pratyush Jha (c), who contributed 6 runs off 8 deliveries. The bowling side conceded 2 extra runs (wides: 2, no-balls: 0, byes: 0, leg-byes: 0). With the ball in the first innings, Mayank Kotak led the bowling figures with 1/7 in 1.0 overs (economy 7.00), assisted by Sourav Kumar (0/12 in 1.0 overs).
3. East Zone Chase & Second Innings Summary (20/0)
Pursuing a target of 20 runs for victory, East Zone recorded 20/0 in 1.5 overs at a scoring rate of 10.91 runs per over. Rohit Bisht anchored the chase for East Zone with 14 runs from 7 balls (1 fours, 1 sixes, strike rate 200.0), alongside Mayank Kotak who chipped in with 5 off 4 balls. Defending the total, Madhur Kumar delivered a key spell of 0/8 across 0.5 overs at an economy rate of 9.60, while Sourav Medhi finished with 0/12 (1.0 overs).
4. Partnerships, Fielding & CricÓ MVP Standings
The highest batting stand of the match was forged by Rohit Bisht and Mayank Kotak (East Zone), who combined for 19 runs off 11 balls. According to the CricÓ MVP & Player Points engine—which evaluates runs, boundaries, strike rate milestones, wickets, dot balls, bowling economy, and fielding dismissals—Mayank Kotak (East Zone) topped the match rankings with 40.0 total points, followed closely by Rohit Bisht (16.0 points). Official Player of the Match honors were awarded to Mayank Kotak.