Rathod's career-best 194, Jain's all-round show take Central to Duleep Trophy title
South Zone got four wickets in Central's chase of 65, but Rathod and Akshay Wadkar held their composure
11/09Result
Final, Duleep Trophy at Bengaluru, Sep 11-15 2025
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![South Zone]( "South Zone")
149 & 426 -
![Central Zone]( "Central Zone")
511 & 66/4 (20.3 ov)
Player of the Match
11/09Result
Final, Duleep Trophy at Bengaluru, Sep 11-15 2025
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![South Zone]( "South Zone")
149 & 426 -
![Central Zone]( "Central Zone")
511 & 66/4 (20.3 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
Match Details
Series
Toss
Central Zone , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Central Zone won the 2025/26 Duleep Trophy
Season
Match days
11,12,13,14,15 September 2025 (5-day match)
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
SOUTH ZONE 149 (63 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Tanmay Agarwal31 (76)
- Salman Nizar24 (52)
- Saransh Jain5/49 (24)
- Kumar Kartikeya4/53 (21)
CENTRAL ZONE 511 (145.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Rajat Patidar101 (115)
- Yash Rathod194 (286)
- Ankit Sharma4/180 (44.1)
- Gurjapneet Singh4/124 (28)
SOUTH ZONE 426 (121 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Ankit Sharma99 (168)
- C Andre Siddarth*84 (190)
- Saransh Jain3/130 (42)
- Kumar Kartikeya4/110 (39)
CENTRAL ZONE 66/4 (20.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Akshay Wadkar*19 (52)
- Yash Rathod*13 (16)
- Ankit Sharma2/22 (10)
- Gurjapneet Singh2/21 (6)
Scorer: Manoj UM | Commentator: Binoy George
Central Zone win by 6 wickets, 7th time they lift the Duleep Trophy. They had some trouble getting to the 65 runs, losing 4 wickets. Players shaking hands. It has been closely contested except for the South Zone 1st innings.
Yash Rathod is the Player of the Match. Saransh Jain is the Player of the Series.
Thanks for tuning in, that is it from Manoj UM, Thilak Ram and this is Binoy George signing off.
20.3
4
Koushik to Rathod, FOUR, the winning runs, drives it well through covers and races to the fence.
20.2
0
Koushik to Rathod, no run, uses his feet and drives to extra cover.
20.1
2
Koushik to Rathod, 2 runs, pushes forward and plays square to deep point.
END OF OVER:20 | 1 Run | CEZ: 60/4
- Akshay Wadkar19 (52b)
- Yash Rathod7 (13b)
- Ankit Sharma10-2-22-2
- Vasuki Koushik4-0-13-0
19.6
0
Ankit Sharma to Wadkar, no run, moves forward and lets it go.
19.5
0
Ankit Sharma to Wadkar, no run, keeps low as it spins across the bat.
19.4
0
Ankit Sharma to Wadkar, no run, moves forward and pushes to short extra cover.
Match Coverage
All Match NewsPatidar hails spinners Kartikeya and Jain in Duleep Trophy victory
The two spinners, from MP, claimed 16 wickets between them in the final and were "very difficult to play on this pitch"
Rathod's career-best 194, Jain's all-round show take Central to Duleep Trophy title
South Zone got four wickets in Central's chase of 65, but Rathod and Akshay Wadkar held their composure
Saransh Jain keeps 'India logo on my jersey' dream going with another statement display
He has been one of the star performers in the domestic circuit in the recent past, and has done his bit to put Central Zone in pole position to win the Duleep Trophy title
Ankit, Siddarth rearguard delays Central Zone's victory push
Kartikeya, Jain created a late collapse that skittled South Zone after a 192-run stand
Yash Rathod's 194 gives Central Zone a firm hold
South Zone were on 129 for 2 at stumps, still trailing by 233 runs
