Overview
- Nachiket Bhute, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Kuldeep Sen and Ajay Singh Kukna were added to Central Zone’s squad for the final against South Zone.
- Bhute replaces Yash Thakur, Kartikeya comes in for Harsh Dubey, Sen covers for Khaleel Ahmed and Kukna fills in for Manav Suthar.
- The Duleep Trophy final is a five-day match scheduled for September 11–15 at the Centre of Excellence Grounds in Bengaluru.
- Central and South reached the title match after drawn semifinals, progressing on first-innings leads against West and North respectively.
- The India A unofficial Tests versus Australia A are slated for September 16–19 and September 23–26 in Lucknow, prompting Central’s late squad changes.