Bengaluru, Aug. 31 -- Central Zone (CZ) secured their place in the semifinals of the Duleep Trophy 2025 after their quarterfinal against North East Zone (NEZ) ended in a draw at the BCCI CEG Ground here today.
CZ progressed by virtue of a massive first-innings lead and will now face West Zone in the semifinal, beginning September 4 at the CoE.
CZ set the tone of the match with a dominant first innings. The batting lineup fired on all cylinders as Danish Malewar scored a commanding 203, Patidar contributed 125, and Yash Rathod remained unbeaten on 87.
Akash Choudhary also chipped in with a valuable 2-103 as CZ declared at 532 for 4.
NEZ, in response, struggled against disciplined bowling, with Yumnam top-scoring with 48. Aditya Thakare (...