Bengaluru, Aug. 31 -- If Tilak Varma provided the substance that changed the course of a semifinal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi supplied the spectacle that lit up another, as the two young batsmen emerged as the defining performers on a dramatic second day of the Duleep Trophy here on Monday.
Tilak's composed century rescued South Zone from a precarious 80 for 5 and propelled them to 285 for 9 at stumps against North Zone, giving South a commanding 90-run first-innings lead.
At the neighbouring ground, 15-year-old Sooryavanshi produced another breathtaking exhibition of fearless batting, smashing 92 off just 81 balls to put East Zone in a position of strength before Central Zone's bowlers staged a remarkable fightback.
Tilak walked in with Sout...