Bangalore: Favourites North Zone scored an emphatic 67-run victory over East Zone in the Deodhar Trophy cricket tournament on Monday and earned a bonus point. Thanks to Amit Mishra's superb haul of five wickets conceding 20 runs in his 9.2 over spell that devastated the East batting line up and ensured North victory. North, which bundled out East for less than 190 runs was awarded a bonus point besides four points for the victory. Brief Scores: North Zone 238 for 5 wickets in 50 overs - Akash Chopra 60, Mithun Minhas 77, Rohan Gavaskar 2 for 46. East Zone 171 all out in 42.2 overs - Subhomoy Das 42, Rohan Gavaskar 29, Prabhanjan Mallick 22, Amit Mishra 5 for 20.

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