South Zone vs East 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, South Zone took on East Zone on Jan 16, 2026, 09:15 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 47 runs and 0 wickets fall between South Zone (23/0 in 2.0 overs) and East Zone (24/0 in 2.0 overs).
2. South Zone Innings Breakdown (23/0)
Batting in the first innings, South Zone finished on 23/0 from 2.0 overs, maintaining an innings run rate of 11.50 runs per over. During the opening 2 overs, South Zone accumulated 23 runs for the loss of 0 wickets. Aditya Venkatesh spearheaded the batting effort with 12 runs off 6 balls (including 2 fours and 0 sixes at a strike rate of 200.0). Valuable middle-order support came from Shivansh Jain, who contributed 11 runs off 6 deliveries. With the ball in the first innings, Sourav Kumar led the bowling figures with 0/8 in 1.0 overs (economy 8.00), assisted by Rohit Bisht (0/15 in 1.0 overs).
3. East Zone Chase & Second Innings Summary (24/0)
Pursuing a target of 24 runs for victory, East Zone recorded 24/0 in 2.0 overs at a scoring rate of 12.00 runs per over. Uday Bhadana anchored the chase for East Zone with 15 runs from 6 balls (1 fours, 1 sixes, strike rate 250.0), alongside Mayank Kotak who chipped in with 8 off 6 balls. Defending the total, Timanshu Kotak delivered a key spell of 0/10 across 1.0 overs at an economy rate of 10.00, while Adarsh Gowda finished with 0/14 (1.0 overs).
4. Partnerships, Fielding & CricÓ MVP Standings
The highest batting stand of the match was forged by Aditya Venkatesh and Shivansh Jain (South Zone), who combined for 23 runs off 12 balls. According to the CricÓ MVP & Player Points engine—which evaluates runs, boundaries, strike rate milestones, wickets, dot balls, bowling economy, and fielding dismissals—Uday Bhadana (East Zone) topped the match rankings with 17.0 total points, followed closely by Aditya Venkatesh (14.0 points). Official Player of the Match honors were awarded to Uday Bhadana.