Bengal speedster Ashok Dinda's hostile spell of fast bowling helped defending champions East Zone reach the final of the Duleep Trophy for the second successive time after beating South at Visakhapatnam by virtue of 23-run first innings lead. Dinda claimed 7 wickets giving away just 26 runs. After East were bowled out for 215 in their second innings, South needed 239 runs in 51 overs (including mandatory overs) in order to win the match but in the end just about managed to avert outright defeat.Brief Scores: East Zone 267 & 215 South Zone 244 & 85 for 8