On the fourth day of the final of the Duleep Trophy 2025 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, the South Zone were so much behind in the game before they turned the tables with an inspiring batting performance. Their batting in the first innings was incredibly poor. However, a little better performance would have been better in this clash.

In the second innings, Smaran Ravichandran drilled 67 runs at the number three position. But the biggest turnaround of the innings came through the 192-run stand for the seventh wicket between Andre Siddarth C and Ankit Kumar, who couldn’t celebrate his century and was dismissed for 99 runs with the help of 13 boundaries and one six.

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Andre remained undefeated for 84 runs in 190 balls with the help of seven boundaries at a strike rate of 44.21. But again, they lost their last four wickets for just 12 runs and were bundled out for 426 in the innings to grab a short lead of 65 runs.

Duleep Trophy 2025 Final Round: All Scores from Day 5

On the fifth and final day of the encounter, Ankit sent back opener Danish Malewar for five runs with a peach of a delivery before Gurjapneet Singh added two wickets in three wickets in the ninth over of the fourth innings. Shubham Sharma was caught by the wicket-keeper before Saransh Jain went back to the hut for four runs.

Central Zone’s captain, Rajat Patidar, returned for 13 runs. But the target was too small to pose a threat for the batting side as Yash Rathod, fresh from his 194 in the first innings, drilled V Koushik for a four through cover-point to seal the deal.

VVS Laxman presents the coveted trophy to Patidar as the teammates joined him for the celebrations. Central Zone is the new champion of the Duleep Trophy in the 2025 edition.

Duleep Trophy 2025 Final Round: All Scores from Day 5

Central Zone- 66/4 (Akshay Wadkar 19*, Gurjapneet Singh 2/21) & 511 (Yash Rathod 194, Rajat Patidar 101, Gurjapneet Singh 4/124 beat South Zone- 426 (Ankit Sharma 99, Andre Siddarth 84*, Kumar Kartikeya 4/110, Saransh Jain 3/130) & 149/10 (Tanmay Agarwal 31, Salman Nazir 24, Saransh Jain 5/49, Kumar Kartikeya 4/53) by six wickets.

By the end of the third day of the final of the Duleep Trophy 2025 between South Zone and Central Zone at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, Central Zone posted a huge score of 511 runs in their first inning with a lead of over 350 runs, as Yash Rathod missed the chance to celebrate his double century.

In reply, South Zone was at a decent spot with 129/2. Smaran Ravichandran, the number three batter, who was unbeaten on 37 runs, stretched his knock to 67 runs with the help of seven boundaries and one six at a strike rate of 56.78. But he couldn’t convert this start to a huge score, unlike the Central Zone batters.

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The same trend continued in the middle order of the side. Ricky Bhui was dismissed for 45 runs in 85 balls at a strike rate of 52.94, thanks to four boundaries and two sixes, while their captain and wicket-keeper batter, Mohammed Azharuddeen, cracked 27 runs in 40 balls. They were suddenly reduced to 222/6.

Duleep Trophy 2025 Final Round: All Scores from Day 4

Just when it felt like the game would end quickly, Ankit Sharma and Andre Siddharth shouldered the responsibility. They posted a partnership of over 100 runs while celebrating their respective half-centuries in the scorecard. Both the opponent spinners, Kumar Kartikeya and Saransh Jain, were getting help off the surface, but that wasn’t enough to break the stand.

However, the fairytale period ended as Ankit Sharma got dismissed on unlucky 99. He looked to reach the landmark by hoicking it over the mid-wicket region, but couldn’t cross the fielder. In the next over, Gurjapneet Singh got caught as suddenly the South Zone was pushed to the end.

The stumped-out dismissal of Vasuki Koushik brought the curtains down for 426 runs as Andre remained undefeated on 84 runs with seven fours. The umpires called it the end of the day with Central Zone needing 65 runs for victory on the fifth and final day of the fixture.

Duleep Trophy 2025 Final Round: All Scores from Day 4

South Zone- 426 (Ankit Sharma 99, Andre Siddarth 84*, Kumar Kartikeya 4/110, Saransh Jain 3/130) & 149/10 (Tanmay Agarwal 31, Salman Nazir 24, Saransh Jain 5/49, Kumar Kartikeya 4/53) lead Central Zone 511 (Yash Rathod 194, Rajat Patidar 101, Gurjapneet Singh 4/124) by 65 runs at Stumps on Day 4. 

Central Zone showed their domination on the second day of the final of the 2025 season of the Duleep Trophy at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, thanks to the twin centuries from captain Rajat Patidar and Yash Rathod, who remained unbeaten on 137 runs by the end of the day’s play to shoulder a lead of over 230 runs. 

Yash Rathod, the Vidarbha left-handed batter, went on to stretch his knock to 194 runs in 286 balls, decorated by 17 boundaries and a pair of sixes at a strike rate of 67.83. His concentration finally broke when Gurjapneet Singh broke through his stumps. His overnight partner, Saransh Jain, clubbed 69 runs in 193 balls.

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Later, in the first innings, Deepak Chahar also smacked a fine contribution of 37 runs at a strike rate of over 75, with the help of three fours and a couple of sixes. They went past the 500-run mark quite easily in 145.1 overs.

Duleep Trophy 2025 Final Round: All Scores from Day 3

Both Ankit Verma and Gurjapneet picked up four wickets each in a long spell of hot conditions. Central Zone had already taken a lead of over 350 runs in the first innings, which was anticipated to be enough for them to lift the title. But the South Zone’s openers showed fight after two days of fielding when the tired body and feet start to dance in the middle.

Tanmay Agarwal and Mohit Kale, both openers, got starts in their innings, but they failed to convert them into big scores. The latter claimed 38 runs with seven boundaries. Smaran Ravichandran and Ricky Bhui remained unbeaten in the end with respective scores of 37 and 26 as they pushed themselves to 129/2 to reduce the trail to 233 runs.

It will still be an acid test for the South Zone as the game heads to the fourth day of the fixture. Jain and Kuldeep Sen picked up those wickets for Central Zone as the umpires took early stumps due to bad light.

Duleep Trophy 2025 Final Round: All Scores from Day 3

South Zone- 129/2 (Smaran Ravichandran 37*, Kuldeep Sen 1/22) & 149/10 (Tanmay Agarwal 31, Salman Nazir 24, Saransh Jain 5/49, Kumar Kartikeya 4/53) trail Central Zone 511 (Yash Rathod 194, Rajat Patidar 101, Gurjapneet Singh 4/124) by 233 runs at Stumps on Day 3. 

On the second day of the final of the 2025 season of the Duleep Trophy, Central Zone continued their dominance with twin centuries from their captain, Rajat Patidar, and Yash Rathod. On the first day of the contest, Saransh Jain and Kumar Kartikeya set the stage to bundle out South Zone for 149 runs with nine wickets in the innings as none of the opponent batters were able to convert them into big scores. 

With the bat in hand, Central Zone displayed the same performance, ending the first day with 50 runs without any wickets as Danish Malewar smashed an unbeaten 28 runs. He went on to celebrate his half-century and ended with 53 runs in 120 balls with the help of five boundaries at a strike rate of 44.17.

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Central Zone lost their opening batter, Akshay Wadekar, for 22 runs before Rajat Patidar and Yash Rathod posted a huge partnership of 167 runs for the fourth wicket. The former smashed 101 runs in just 115 balls with the help of 12 boundaries and two sixes at a strike rate of 87.83.

Duleep Trophy 2025 Final Round: All Scores from Day 2

Just a few minutes after Patidar got dismissed, Yash Rathod also celebrated his century. The left-handed middle order batter remained undefeated by 137 runs in 188 balls at a strike rate of 72.87 with the help of 11 boundaries and one six. He will aim to continue and put up a big score ahead of the upcoming Ranji Trophy 2024/25.

Their wicket-keeper batter, Upendra Yadav, couldn’t do well with the bat and went back to the dressing room for five runs in 10 balls. That was when Saransh Jain, after his special performance with the ball on the opening day, posted a century stand to end the day.

Jain finished with an undefeated 47 runs, thanks to six boundaries at a strike rate of less than 40. Central Zone finished the second day with 235 runs and had already gained a lead of 235 runs. Another 70 runs will near confirm their title-winning campaign.

Duleep Trophy 2025 Final Round: All Scores from Day 2

Central Zone- 384/5 (Yash Rathod 137*, Rajat Patidar (c) 101, Gurjapneet Singh 3/74, MD Nidheesh 1/38) lead South Zone- 149/10 (Tanmay Agarwal 31, Salman Nazir 24, Saransh Jain 5/49, Kumar Kartikeya 4/53) by 235 runs at Stumps on Day 2.

In the final of the 2025 season of the Duleep Trophy, South Zone and Central Zone met at the Centre of Excellence of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Bengaluru. Both sides came into the fixture after their respective drawn fixtures against North Zone and West Zone at the same venue. Central Zone’s captain, Rajat Patidar, won the toss and decided to bowl first on a green surface.

The expectation from Patidar and co. was to get early wickets with the ball in the open field under cloudy conditions. For the South Zone, they made three changes with Andre Siddarth C, Ankit Sharma, and Smaran Ravichandran coming into the eleven.

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On the other hand, for the Central Zone, Akshay Wadkar, Aditya Thakare, Kumar Kartikeya, and Kuldeep Sen came into the playing eleven. After 27 runs of the opening stand, Mohit Kale got out to Kartikeya, who, from the very first delivery, was getting help with spin on the surface.

Duleep Trophy 2025 Final Round: All Scores from Day 1

Tanmay Agarwal got out for 31 runs in 76 balls with the help of three boundaries. However, his run-out on 47 runs on the fifth delivery of the 26th over broke the momentum. The middle order couldn’t stand with the bat as Salman Nizar was only the second batter of the line-up to go past the 20-run mark. Ankit Verma got 20 runs in 64 balls with two boundaries as they were bundled out for 149 runs in 63 overs of the first innings. 

Saransh Jain celebrated his five wickets in 24 overs for 49 runs at an economy rate of two, while he was well supported by the left-arm spinner, Kumar Kartikeya, who picked up four wickets for 53 runs in 21 overs, including one maiden at an economy rate of 2.50. Central Zone started their batting at the start of the third session.

Central batted well for the last session to end with 50/0 in 19 overs to reduce the deficit by 99 runs.

Duleep Trophy 2025 Final Round: All Scores from Day 1

Central Zone- 50/0 (Danish Malewar 28*) trail South Zone- 149/10 (Tanmay Agarwal 31, Salman Nazir 24, Saransh Jain 5/49, Kumar Kartikeya 4/53) by 99 runs at Stumps on Day 1.

In the Duleep Trophy 2025 Final, South Zone will face off against Central Zone, and both teams will be coming off emphatic wins in the semi-final of the tournament. As two of the tournament's in-form squads battle it out for the domestic title, it promises to be an exciting contest.

South Zone reached the final after a dominating performance over North Zone with a 197-run onslaught from Narayan Jagadeesan on a first-innings score of 536 for South. With further contributions from Devdutt Padikkal and Ricky Bhui and a consistent performance from Gurjapneet Singh, the combination of South Zone's depth in batting and bowling proved too much for North and South moved on comfortably.

Central Zone booked their place in the final with an all-round performance against West Zone. Saransh Jain took five wickets as they replied to 438 with a daunting 600 thanks to important knocks from Shubham Sharma (96) and Rajat Patidar (77) and support from the middle order. With Jagadeesan and Malewar at the top of the runs charts and Dubey and Singh at the top of the bowling charts, the Duleep Trophy final promises a thrilling contest where individual brilliance could determine the champion.

Duleep Trophy 2025 Final: Match Details

• Match: South Zone vs Central Zone, Final
  
• Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025
• Time: 9:30 AM IST
• Venue: BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground
  

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Duleep Trophy 2025 Final: Squad Details

South Zone: Mohammed Azharuddeen (c & wk), Ricky Bhui (v-c), Ravichandran Smaran, Kale M, Sheikh Rasheed, Tanmay Agarwal, Salman Nizar, Andre Siddarth, Tanay Thyagarajan, Gurjapneet Singh, MD Nidheesh, Vasuki Koushik, Ankit Sharma, T Vijay, Basil NP

Central Zone: Rajat Patidar (c), Ayush Pandey, Danish Malewar, Shubham Sharma, Sanchit Desai, Yash Rathod, Nachiket Bhute, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Aditya Thakare, Upendra Yadav (wk), Ajay Singh Kukna, Akshay Wadkar (wk), Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Sen, Saransh Jain