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Central Zone Seal Duleep Trophy, End 11-Year Wait With Six-Wicket Win Over South Zone

A huge first-innings lead built on Yash Rathod’s 194 set up the modest final-day chase in Bengaluru.

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Central zone's capatin Rajat Patidar with teammates celebrate after his team won the Duleep Trophy 2025 final on Monday. (PTI)
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Overview

  • Central chased 65 to finish 66/4 on Day 5 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, with Akshay Wadkar and Rathod seeing them home.
  • A total of 511 in Central’s first innings created a 362-run cushion after South were dismissed for 149 on the opening day.
  • Rathod was named Player of the Match for his 194, and Saransh Jain received Player of the Series for his all-round impact.
  • South prolonged the contest through a 192-run seventh-wicket stand by Ankit Sharma (99) and Andre Siddarth (84 not out) that lifted them to 426.
  • Spinners Kumar Kartikeya Singh (4/110) and Jain (3/130) led Central’s second-innings wickets as Rajat Patidar’s side closed out the title.