South take lead

South take lead

HYDERABAD: A century by opener Badrinath (137) and his 72-run seventh wicket partnership with Rajath Bhatia (59) enabled defending champions South Zone take a 69-run first innings lead over North Zone on the penultimate day of the four-day All-India Inter-University Cricket Championship final for Vizzy Trophy on Tuesday.

Brief scores: North Zone 351 vs South Zone 420-8 (Badrinath 137, Sunil Vishwanath 30, Rajath Bhatia 59, MR Srinivas 68 batting, Khaja Obaidullah 33 batting; Sangram Singh 2-70)