Bengaluru, Aug. 24 -- Ishan Kishan-led East Zone took firm control of their Duleep Trophy quarterfinal against North East Zone after an impressive all-round performance from Shahbaz Ahmed and a five-wicket haul from Abhijit Sarkar on Day 2 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2 in Bengaluru on Monday.

After resuming at 355/6, East Zone went on to post a mammoth 467 all out, with Shahbaz converting his overnight century into 167 off 244 balls, including 17 fours and four sixes.

Shahbaz added 103 runs with Anukul Roy (37) for the seventh wicket to help East Zone cross the 450-run mark. Jotin Pheiroijam and Akash Choudhary picked up three wickets each for North East Zone.

In reply, North East Zone initially offered some resistance, rea...