Pune, June 2 (PTI) In an exciting last-ball finish, North Zone beat defending champions South Zone by five wickets on the opening day of the Sports Journalists' Federation of India's JK Bose Twenty20 inter-zonal cricket tournament at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana here today.In a high-scoring match, North successfully chased down South's 180 for seven.
For North, Siddarth Sharma top scored with 70, while Jasvinder Sidhu and GS Vivek chipped in with 38 and 25, respectively.
Earlier, South Zone rode on Abhishek Badkar's 74 and Tanveer's 38 to set a competitive total.
South Zone: 180 for 7 in 20 overs (Tanveer 38, Abhishek Badkar 74, Mallikacharan Wadi 26; Rakesh Thapliyal 2-36, Amit Chaudhari 2-31).
North Zone: 183 for 5 in 20 overs (Siddarth Sharma 70, Jasvinder Sidhu 38, GS Vivek 25; Mallikacharan Wadi 2-26).
Man of the match: Siddarth Sharma.