The second day of the Duleep Trophy semifinals in BCCI Center of Excellence continued to dominate on Friday, while on Friday at BCCI Center of Excellence in BCCI in response to 438 in BCCI, a huge first shift accumulated.
For the southern zone, Narayan Jagadeesan was a star On the sparkling end of 197. Opener who looked in two centuries, he anchored shifts from the beginning and played with authority and hit the border across the park. In the end, only three runs shortly from the landmark fell, but until then he stood south on a command of a total of 536. His efforts were supported by Ricky Bhui and Tanay Thyagarajan, who plunged half of the hitchhiking to frustrate the opposition pitch.
The day was particularly difficult for North Zone attack. Pacers tried to find great movement or penetration and leave most of the work on Spinner Nishant Sindu. The young man, who was part of the Indian winning team of the World Cup by 2022, sent up to 48 overs and ended with a hard -earned five goals (5/125). Anshul Cartej, who recently debuted to test against England, said two goals, but the rest of the attack found a little success when the south marched around the 500-run brand.
In the second semi -final, Central Zone had a chance to stay at the western zone level thanks to the solid tabs of the highest order. The pursuit of 438, Openers Danish Malewar and Ayush Pandey gave them a strong platform with a 93-run stand. Malewa, fresh from his double hundreds in the quarterfinals, continued his rich form with a smooth 76 out of 136 balls, showing his temperament and a precise leg. Pandey hit the brisk 40 before he fell at the morning session.
Maleware’s release, caught behind the left -wing castle of Dharndra Jadej, brought Shaubham Sharma to the fold. An experienced right -handed played careful knocking and test spell of weather weathering from the skews to reach its half a century out of 118 vans. He was undefeated on 60 on the stump, Captain Rajat Patidar next to him to 47. The couple added 69 runs for the third goal, followed by the center 229 for two.
Earlier on the day, West Zone extended their overnight 363 to six to 438, with SKIPPER SHARDUL THAKUR The completion of the half -century combat before it came to the 56th Tanush Kotian, which continued at 65, continued to earn 76, but Central’s Spinners Rough Dubey and the company efficiently packed the tail.
In the middle of the phase, both semifinals remain evenly prepared. The southern zone hopes that their 536 will give them enough pillows to exert pressure on the northern bats, while the central zone, which deals with 209 runs with eight goals in hand, will look for a major lead against the West on Saturday.
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Published:
Amar Pancker
Published on:
September 5, 2025
