HYDERABAD, DEC 5: All-rounder robin Morris and skipper Saba Karim played stellar roles in East Zone's emphatic five-wicket victory over North Zone in the quarter-finals of the Duleep Trophy cricket match at the Gymkhana here today.East, needing 229 for victory, coasted home with 121 minutes of play to spare on the final day. Morris gave a head start with a cameo innings of 58 (129m, 90b) and then Karim guided his team to the victory post with a clinical, unbeaten knock of 80 (138m, 121b, 2x6, 12x4). East now meet holders Central Zone in the semi-finals to be played in Bangalore from December 9.ScoreboardNORTH ZONE (1st innings): 295.EAST ZONE (1st innings): 346.NORTH ZONE (2nd innings): 279.EAST ZONE (2nd innings): Subrajit Saikia lbw Harbhajan 5, Nikhil Haldipur c Dharmani b N Chopra 7, Robin Morris c sub (R Sodhi) b Harbhajan 58, Debang Gandhi c Harbhajan b Sanghvi 28, Rohan Gavaskar c Sanghvi b N Chopra 17, Saba Karim (not out) 80, Sanjay Raul (not out) 25, Extras (b-3, lb-7, nb-2) 12, Total (for 5 wkts in 73.4 overs) 232.FOW: 1-9, 2-33, 3-103, 4-108, 5-157.Bowling: Robin 10-2-25-0, Harbhajan 23-5-57-2, Chopra 15-3-46-2, Sanghvi 22-3-74-1, Minhas 3.4-0-20-0.
