Overview
- Stumps Day 4: Central are 0 down with a target of 65 after bowling South out for 426 in the second innings in Bengaluru.
- Ankit Sharma fell for 99 and Andre Siddarth finished unbeaten on 84 as their 192-run stand rescued South from 222 for 6.
- Spinners Kumar Kartikeya (4/110) and Saransh Jain (3/130) led Central’s attack, with Deepak Chahar and Kuldeep Sen adding a wicket each.
- Central’s control was built on a first-innings 511 featuring Yash Rathod’s career-best 194 and captain Rajat Patidar’s 101, creating a 362-run lead.
- The final is at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, and victory on Monday would be Central’s first Duleep Trophy in 11 years.