Day 2 of the Duleep Trophy quarterfinals saw North Zone taking a commanding lead over East Zone, thanks to Auqib Nabi’s double hat-trick. North Zone posted a strong total of 405. In response, East Zone were bowled out for 230, with Nabi snaring 5 wickets for 28 runs, including four wickets in four consecutive deliveries. Virat Singh was the top scorer for East Zone with 69. North Zone now leads by 175 runs.
In the other quarterfinal match, Central Zone dominated North East Zone, declaring their innings at 532/4 after Danish Malewar’s maiden first-class double century (203). North East Zone struggled in response, losing regular wickets to Aditya Thakare (3-23) and Harsh Dubey (2-19), and were 168/7 at stumps on Day 2, trailing by 364 runs. On Day 3, North Zone will look to bat East Zone out of the game, while Central Zone will aim to wrap up Northeast Zone’s innings and seal their spot in the semifinals. But will Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami be able to take wickets?
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Squads for Duleep Trophy 2025
North Zone
Shubman Gill (c), Shubham Khajuria, Ankit Kumar (vc), Ayush Badoni, Yash Dhull, Ankit Kalsi, Nishant Sandhu, Sahil Lotra, Mayank Dagar, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Auqib Nabi, Kanhaiya Wadhawan.
East Zone
Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Riyan Parag (vc), Virat Singh, Denish Das, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Aasirwad Swain (wk), Utkarsh Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Sandeep Patnaik, Sridam Paul, Sharandeep Singh, Manishi, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Mukhtar Hussain.
Central Zone
Dhruv Jurel (c/wk), Rajat Patidar, Danish Malewar, Aryan Juyal, Sanjeet Desai, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar, Aditya Thakare, Saransh Jain, Shubham Sharma, Harsh Dubey, Yash Rathod, Ayush Pandey, Khaleel Ahmed, Manav Suthar.
North East Zone
Jonathan Rongsen (c), Akash Kumar Choudhary, Techi Doria, Yumnum Karnajit, Ashish Thapa, Hem Bahadur Chetri, Jehu Anderson, Pheroijam Jotin Singh, Arpit Subash Bhatewara, Palzor Tamang, Bishworjit Singh, Ankur Malik, Aryan Borah, Lamabam Ajay Singh, Sedezhalie Rupero.
Duleep Trophy 2025 Schedule
| Stage | Match | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-final 1 | North Zone vs East Zone | Aug 28–31 | BCCI COE Ground 1, Bengaluru |
| Quarter-final 2 | Central Zone vs North East Zone | Aug 28–31 | BCCI COE Ground 2, Bengaluru |
| Semi-final 1 | West Zone vs Winner of QF1 | Sep 4–7 | BCCI COE Ground 1, Bengaluru |
| Semi-final 2 | South Zone vs Winner of QF2 | Sep 4–7 | BCCI COE Ground 2, Bengaluru |
| Final | Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 | Sep 11–15 | BCCI COE Ground 1, Bengaluru |
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