After West Zone’s batting exploits on the second day of the Duleep Trophy semis against Central Zone, it is now the turn of the opposition to bat for long hours, on a suitable CoE wicket. Chasing the first innings total of 438, the Rajat Patidar-led team is in a strong position at 229/2, with the skipper (47) and Shubham Sharma (60) at the crease. A first innings lead looks inevitable, and that could just seal the deal for the CE on the third morning.
On the other hand, a depleted South Zone managed to score 536 before getting all out. While they might miss out on a few seasoned bowlers in their team, but the runs cushion will put massive pressure on Ankit Kumar’s team, who is leading in the absence of Shubman Gill. Nishant Sindhu picked up five wickets for his side, while N Jagadeesan scored 197 for SZ.
Duleep Trophy 2025 live streaming details
The semis of the Duleep Trophy 2025 will not be broadcast live, nor will be live streamed on any platform. Fans can follow live scores of the matches on the BCCI’s website and the mobile application.
Full squads
North Zone: Shubham Khajuria, Ankit Kumar(c), Yash Dhull, Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Kanhaiya Wadhawan(w), Sahil Lotra, Mayank Dagar, Auqib Nabi Dar, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ankit Kalsi.
South Zone: Tanmay Agarwal, Devdutt Padikkal, Mohammed Azharuddeen(w), Tilak Varma(c), Ricky Bhui, Snehal Kauthankar, Salman Nizar, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, MD Nidheesh, V Koushik, Tripurana Vijay, N Jagadeesan, Tanay Thyagarajan, Mohit Kale, Nedumankuzhy Basil, Gurjapneet Singh.
Central Zone: Aayush Pandey, Aryan Juyal(w), Danish Malewar, Rajat Patidar(c), Yash Rathod, Harsh Dubey, Yash Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Aditya Thakare, Khaleel Ahmed, Shubham Sharma, Sanjeet Desai, Manav Suthar, Dhruv Jurel, Saransh Jain
West Zone: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Harvik Desai(w), Tanush Kotian, Shams Mulani, Shardul Thakur(c), Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Arzan Nagwaswalla, Manan Hingrajia, Saurabh Nawale, Jaymeet Patel
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