South Zone vs Central Zone, Duleep Trophy 2025 Final LIVE: The South Zone is taking on the Central Zone one last time in the much-awaited final of the ongoing Duleep Trophy tournament today here at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground in Bengaluru.
South Zone, under the leadership of Mohammad Azharuddeen, displayed grit and composure in their semifinal against North Zone, securing a spot in the final thanks to a commanding first-innings lead of 175 runs. Although the match ended in a draw, the advantage on first innings proved decisive.
In the other semifinal, Central Zone prevailed over West Zone in similar fashion, progressing to the final with a first-innings lead of 162 runs.
Central Zone’s batting unit fired collectively, posting a mammoth 600 in the first innings. Half-centuries from Rajat Patidar, Shubham Sharma, Danish Malewar, Upendra Yadav, and Harsh Dubey laid the foundation. In reply, West Zone could only manage 438, undone by a superb spell from Saransh Jain, who claimed a five-wicket haul to seal Central’s advantage.
A Clash of Tradition and Rivalry
The Duleep Trophy has long been a showcase of regional supremacy, and this year’s final brings together two decorated sides. South Zone have lifted the trophy 14 times, while Central Zone boast six titles.
The rivalry between the two is evenly poised in finals history: they have met four times, each side winning two apiece.
Duleep Trophy 2025 Final Schedule And Match Timings
The Duleep Trophy final between South Zone and Central Zone will kickstart at 9.30 AM IST and 4.00 AM GMT on Thursday, September 11. It will be a five-day affair and will conclude on Monday, September 15.
Duleep Trophy 2025 Final Live Streaming And Telecast Details
Unlike the quarterfinals and semifinals, the Duleep Trophy final is expected to stream live on JioHotstar through OTT. Meanwhile, the Star Sports Network will broadcast the game live on its TV channel.
Duleep Trophy 2025 Final Teams And Squads
Central Zone: Rajat Patidar (C), Aryan Juyal (WK), Danish Malewar, Sanjeet Desai, Aditya Thakare, Deepak Chahar, Saransh Jain, Ayush Pandey, Shubham Sharma, Yash Rathod, Harsh Dubey, Manav Suthar, Khaleel Ahmed, Yash Thakur, Upendra Yadav (WK)
South Zone: Mohammed Azharuddeen (c), Tanmay Agarwal, Devdutt Padikkal, Mohit Kale, Salman Nizar, Narayan Jagadeesan, Tripurana Vijay, Tanay Thyagarajan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Nidheesh MD, Ricky Bhui, Basil NP, Gurjapneet Singh, Snehal Kauthankar, Ankit Sharma, Shaikh Rasheed
