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Journalism of Courage
J P Yadav claimed his second five-wicket haul of the match to push Central Zone to smelling distance of an outright victory over East Zone here today. Yadav snatched 5-34 in a single spell of 14 overs to bulldoze East out for a ridiculous 131 on the second day.
The Railway medium pacer8217;s ninth five-wicket haul followed another workhorse performance by Bengal8217;s Shib Shankar Paul whose spectaculour 6-50 had helped the visitors bowl out Central Zone for 189.
Brief scores: Central: 189 Naman Ojha 40, J P Yadav 29, M Kartik 29, S S Paul 6-50, Ranadeb Bose 4-79 and 7-1 vs East: 131 L R Shukla 53 n.o, J P Yadav 5-34, R P Singh 3-6, Bangar 2-49.
